The peak of the church is undergoing a 6 million-euro ($6.8 million) renovation project. Notre-Dame in Paris is live-streaming a service this Easter. Macron tweeted after the blaze broke out in the cathedral’s spire on Monday he was sad to see “a part of us being on fire.”, He extended “thoughts for all the Catholics and all the French.”. Authorities are investigating if renovation work on the cathedral’s fire was a factor in starting or spreading the fire.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived at Notre Dame. France’s civil security agency says “all means” except for water-dropping aircraft were deployed to tackle the blaze.
The Paris prosecutors’ office says investigators are treating the blaze that destroyed part of Notre Dame as an accident for now. Macron said after the French capital’s fire chief announced the emergency response had changed into a monitoring and mop-up operation, “The worst has been avoided although the battle is not yet totally won.”.
The statement says the Vatican is praying for firefighters “and those who are doing everything possible to confront this dramatic situation” on Monday. FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
On the night of April 15, 2019, 500 Parisian firefighters flocked to the Notre-Dame cathedral. A massive blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris devastated large parts of the 850-year-old church. Try another? Daily & Special Masses. French writer and historian Camille Pascal says a massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral has caused “the destruction of invaluable heritage” and “we can be only horrified by what we see.”, Pascal told French broadcaster BFMTV: “It’s been 800 years that the Cathedral watches over Paris” and its bells pealed for both “happy and unfortunate events.”. There, 900 years of history were up in flames. Police in Paris say the cause of the massive fire enveloping the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral isn’t yet known. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). All rights reserved.
The cathedral stands crippled, locked in a dangerous web of twisted metal scaffolding one year after a cataclysmic fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world. PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local): A hole left by Notre Dame’s fallen spire is still burning and sparks are spilling down from the cathedral’s vaulted ceilings more than five hours a fire broke out near the top of the Gothic landmark in Paris. The cathedral was badly damaged by fire a year ago. Read exclusive stories only found here. He recalled that Notre Dame’s bells sounded a death knell after the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris.
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