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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: 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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(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.