A photo & movie summary of a large-scale fire that happened at Notre Dame Cathedral



Around the evening of April 15, 2019, a fire occurred at the

Notre Dame Cathedral , a World Heritage Site in Paris, France. The spire and roof have burnt down as the fire spread throughout the Notre Dame Cathedral building, which has been a symbol of Paris for nearly 800 years, since it was completed in 1225.

Notre Dame fire: Macron promises to rebuild, but Paris monument sufferers 'colossal damage'-The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/pariss-notre-cathedral-is-on-fire/2019/04/15/c487906e-5fa1-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html?utm_term=.2717398f7e40

The fire that happened at Notre Dame Cathedral is as follows.

Notre Dame: Blaze engulfs medieval icon-BBC News-YouTube


Smoke rising with mokumoku



Burning flame



Notre Dame Cathedral is severely degraded by acid rain and aging, and in recent years has been undergoing renovation work. The scaffolding that is used in the renovation work is covered with smoke.



Huge flame rising from Notre Dame Cathedral



The steeple is eroded by the flame to the middle.



At the moment when the steeple falls, the cries of people in town called 'O'no!'



The 'spire' at the intersection of the cathedral, which was in danger of being overwhelmed by lightning in the past, was once removed in 1792 and then restored with a new design. The spire has collapsed due to the fire this time. The moment when the spire falls down can be seen in more detail in the following movie.

Notre-Dame de Paris: les images de l'incendie-YouTube


The moment the steeple falls from another angle



A picture taken by a local person when the spire was broken



Although it was difficult to understand the smoke from the fire, firefighters boarded the north and south towers of the cathedral and tried to extinguish the fire.



Hundreds of people have been forced out in large-scale firefighting activities.








As the Notre Dame Cathedral was under renovation, it was reported that this construction was the cause of the fire, and the Paris Prosecutor's Office has already begun an investigation.



It was such a large fire that it could recognize the fire of Notre Dame Cathedral from anywhere in Paris.







The hard fire-fighting activities of the firefighters managed to prevent the collapse.



Panoramic view of Notre Dame Cathedral



Here's how you look at the Notre Dame Cathedral before the fire on Google Earth.



Photo of Notre Dame Cathedral before the fire



Huge North Tower and South Tower



Among them was a beautiful stained glass called rose window stained glass.



Steeple



Let's look at Notre Dame Cathedral from the sky before the fire.



A picture of the fire from above. Almost the entire cathedral has been eroded by flames, and the magnitude of the damage can be seen.



At the time of the fire, many Parisians were watching the cathedral with tears. Some of them were kneeling and singing

Ave Maria, and a movie containing the situation is being spread on Twitter.



Notre Dame, a spokesman for Notre Dame, said that Notre Dame had suffered a 'grave damage' and explained that the wooden interior of the Middle Ages had been damaged by the fire. . He says, 'There will be nothing left in the skeleton of the Notre Dame Cathedral,' leaving a comment that indicates the magnitude of the fire damage.

The fire occurred at around 19:00 on April 15, 2019. At the beginning of the fire, the fire department said, 'The fire may become too large to handle, and the entire building may collapse. I commented that there is. However, after hundreds of firefighters extinguished, 'I was able to protect the iconic twin bell towers (the North Tower and the South Tower) straddling the entrance of the cathedral,' said fireman Jean-Claude Gallet. Mr. says. There are no deaths due to the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, but it is reported that the firefighters who were involved in the fire fighting were injured.

Also, President Emmanuel Macron of France stated, “I pledge to solemnly rebuild this cathedral. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is our history itself. Notre Dame Cathedral is the center of our lives 'I belong to many books, paintings, all men and women in France, and those who have never been here,' he vows to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral.

According to Washington Post reports, although the steeple and roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral have been burned down, the exterior structure remains safe. The red hatched area in the illustration below is the area burned down by the fire, and the north tower, the south tower, and the outer wall are considered to be safe.


Photos taken in the Notre Dame Cathedral after the fire have also been published. You can see many burns, but you can clearly see that the outer wall is alive and well.



According to Anne Hidalgo of the mayor of Paris, several works of art, such as the 'crow's crown' stored in the Notre Dame Cathedral, have been safely carried away to safe places thanks to the cooperation of the officials. It is.



NBC News broadcasts live view of Notre Dame Cathedral live for 4 hours and you can check the whole story from the following.

Watch live: Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames | NBC News-YouTube


At the time of the fire, many media were broadcasting live footage of the Notre Dame Cathedral, but even at the time of writing when the fire seems to be almost extinguished, some media were live streaming of the Notre Dame Cathedral You can see the appearance of the cathedral after the fire damage.

Watch live: Fire crews battle blaze at Paris Nots Dame Cathedral-YouTube


Live Coverage: Fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral-YouTube


LIVE: Paris-Weltberühmte Kathedrale Notre-Dame steht in Flammen-YouTube


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