The deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Gregoire, said the cathedral had suffered "colossal damages", and the emergency services were trying to salvage the art and other priceless pieces stored in the cathedral. A cathedral spokesman said the entire wooden interior was burning and likely to be destroyed.
Sounds like the whole thing may go up in flames. There's a reason for modern building codes. A structure made entirely out of wood, is a huge bonfire, waiting to happen. Thankfully, at this time, there are no reported deaths.
[Update: 2019-04-16 @ 0222: The Cathedral is not "made entirely out of wood" as was suggested above. There is a great deal of stone work in its construction which can be readily seen on its Wikipedia page. I was at work when I heard news of the fire, immediately took a break, loaded the story queue on my phone, saw a story submission on the fire, and pushed it out to the community. In my haste to get the story out, I failed to notice the erroneous claim about wood construction. I apologize for the error. --martyb]
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-today-2019-04-15/
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @08:34PM (16 children)
If so, time to nuke Mecca.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @08:37PM (2 children)
Not a fair trade. Notre Dame contained invaluable artwork and relics of saints. Mecca contains a rock.
(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Monday April 15 2019, @11:52PM
The accuracy of "contains a rock" in the comparative sense would depend on the specific day of the year. Some days, there are lots and lots of people there as well. Certainly more than would ever fit in Notre Dame.
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Every glass of beer is a tragic story of grains
that could have become pizza crust, but didn't.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 16 2019, @02:20AM
Of a former religious site that is now rife with idolatry. Not altogether unlike Notre Dame. They are just doing ours so we can do theirs.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @08:41PM (2 children)
Why nuke Mecca, at any given time you will only find a rounding error amount of Muslims there. You just make them angry. Real solutions take time and better plans.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Bot on Monday April 15 2019, @09:19PM (1 child)
> You just make them angry
LOL
Show crucifix, they get angry
Want to know whoever is behind that burka not to let terrorists free to roam, they get angry
seriously, don't bother. They are already angry because I just told they get angry easily.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @11:47PM
You need to re-crawl https://www.merriam-webster.com/ [merriam-webster.com]
(Score: 1, Troll) by DannyB on Monday April 15 2019, @08:42PM (3 children)
Uh, no. It is not. That is completely inappropriate.
It is sacrilage and blasphemous to do so when it is not the Hajj, the sacred time when millions make their pilgrimage to Mecca.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Monday April 15 2019, @09:23PM (2 children)
What about nuking it when it is empty, and earlier say a gift from Tel Aviv is coming, and get popcorn?
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday April 15 2019, @09:27PM (1 child)
So Paris could nuke it, and make it a false flag operation.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Monday April 15 2019, @11:36PM
I don't know what false flag is false flagging what anymore.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @08:42PM (1 child)
If that was true you would include a link.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Monday April 15 2019, @09:14PM
I dunno who did it but if I search the web I am sure to find some terrorist groups already taking credit for this. First casualty in war is the truth and we are at war since the industrial revolution.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @11:02PM
and Merdina
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 16 2019, @12:21AM (2 children)
I know it is best to nuke Mecca, but there are alternatives that would be much more entertaining.
The centerpiece is a small stone building covered in silk. There is a window. We could put something through the window.
Guidance units for bombs can be attached on to anything. How about a large pig? Send a guided pig right through that window.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 16 2019, @01:54AM (1 child)
What did a large pig ever do to you?
(Score: 4, Touché) by kazzie on Tuesday April 16 2019, @06:14AM
Ask David Cameron.