BREAKING: Paris landmark, Notre Dame Cathedral, is on fire!

StriderX · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:14

I guess if your culturally or religious minded, you’d hope that the real things were in Rome.

Gerard · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:16

StriderX said:
I guess if your culturally or religious minded, you’d hope that the real things were in Rome.

Well, the alleged real things.

Participant · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:17

This is an absolute disaster. It's a beautiful building. Nobody smokes like a French builder; I wonder if that was the cause.

Huggie86 · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:18

Such a loss to 100s and 100's years of history, artifacts and paintings. Such a shame.

StriderX · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:19

Apparently the rumour mill is already churning that it was deliberate, Twitter is such a cesspit.

Maximum Triceratops · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:19

I hope hunchback made it out alive.

Aedus · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:20

Gerard · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:21

Maximum Triceratops said:
I hope hunchback made it out alive.

You're a few thousand tweets too late with that one...

Akagi · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:22

I dont quite know why but I am absolutely gutted by this.

850 years old, watching that spire collapse, all the artifacts inside... I could cry.

Hedge · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:23

The Notre-Dame cathedral, which is visited by millions of people every year, is undergoing renovations after cracks began to appear in the stone, sparking fears the structure could become unstable.

Wonder what the insurance payout is ?

Devastating to see such an iconic and amazing building burn like this .

Mekrel · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:23

Can't they smother the fire with dog poo? There's enough of it on the streets of Paris.

In all seriousness, it's a shame such a historic building is going to be ruined.

C.R.A.Z.Y · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:23

It's understandable to be upset when something so beautiful which has stood for so long gets totally destroyed in a matter of moments!

Maximum Triceratops · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:25

Gerard said:
You're a few thousand tweets too late with that one...

I dont do Twitter

pacegod · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:25

Its possible that there is an upper limit on the amount paid out, which may not cover the rebuild costs.

physichull · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:26

StriderX said:
Apparently the rumour mill is already churning that it was deliberate, Twitter is such a cesspit.

Plenty of dipsticks in here too:

Shocky-FM said:
Nothing lasts forever.

Adam · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:26

Such a shame. I hope they moved the valuables out before the work started. What a huge loss otherwise

Acme said:
I dont quite know why but I am absolutely gutted by this. 850 years old, watching that spire collapse, all the artifacts inside... I could cry.

It’s probably newer than some of the cars you buy.

Steedie · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:27

Wow that side on shot at Sky News, the roof has completely gone

dowie · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:27

Participant said:
This is an absolute disaster. It's a beautiful building. Nobody smokes like a French builder; I wonder if that was the cause.

Quite possibly could be something as dumb as a builder carelessly tossing a cigarette.

StriderX · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:29

Imagine if Westminster burnt down...

thedoc46 · 15 Apr 2019 at 19:30

This is absolutely shocking news. When i heard of a fire, i shrugged it off as a little flare up that they had under control. But watching the live footage it really is a crying shame.