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posted by martyb on Monday April 15 2019, @08:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-don't-build-them-like-they-used-to dept.

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/


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @11:30PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @11:30PM (#830165)

    Isn't it odd that the government was so quick to say "it was an accident, not terrorism" shortly before they arrested those four Muslims with a drone?

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  • (Score: 2) by Alfred on Tuesday April 16 2019, @04:15PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Tuesday April 16 2019, @04:15PM (#830453) Journal
    Well you can't actually say it was terrorists or you would have to admit there are bigger problems. Pay no attention to those men behind the curtain.

    Totally need a source for your drone thing. People need to know about it. If it hasn't been scrubbed yet.
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 17 2019, @12:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 17 2019, @12:45PM (#830981)