April 15, 20196 yr We'll be staying close to there in Ile Saint Louis at the end of April. Doesn't look like total destruction, but will be one hell of a long and expensive rebuild. Edited April 15, 20196 yr by South Austin
April 15, 20196 yr Looks like there is some scaffolding where the fire is. That is a hell of an oops by whoever was working on it. Hope they got out in time though.
April 15, 20196 yr The artwork, tapestries, manuscripts, wood work, stained glass windows (the Rose Window) lost..... bottles the mind. If they don't get it under control any iron work used to hold the structure together is going to go, and then it's not a pretty outlook.
April 15, 20196 yr Heading to Paris for the first time in three weeks, I guess this is no longer on the list
April 15, 20196 yr Just now, Telegraph_it said: Trump agrees with me. 🤔 Boeing re-branding opportunity! /noCR
April 15, 20196 yr I hate feeling this way, but seeing that many people crowded in the streets of Paris, completely unaware of their surroundings, is fairly concerning.
April 15, 20196 yr Damn I was just at Notre Dame four hours ago. I saw they had scaffolding erected all around where the fire is. I’m guessing it was flammable solvents or a short circuit or something along those lines. That is very bad news. I feel lucky to have seen it just before it burned.
April 15, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Dr Fear said: Live feed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGbmWOfdXcQ Maybe it's this particular angle, but it doesnt seem like there a lot of activity to put out the fire. Haven't seen any fire trucks, no visible water cannons. Seems strange.
April 15, 20196 yr Live witness on msnbc says steeple just collapsed. Other networks not reporting that.
April 15, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, gecko said: Live witness on msnbc says steeple just collapsed. Other networks not reporting that. Cnn just reported it *a partial collapse Edited April 15, 20196 yr by SmokeyTheBear
April 15, 20196 yr Tankers on a structure fire? Never heard of it being done before, but who knows? One big problem with tankers on buildings is that the falling water doesn't just instantly 'aerosolize'. Water is very heavy and could easily damage the building very badly all by itself. You also have to take into consideration the firefighters and other workers on the ground. People have been injured or even killed by water drops in forest fires.
April 15, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Johnny Chimpo said: Damn I was just at Notre Dame four hours ago. I saw they had scaffolding erected all around where the fire is. I’m guessing it was flammable solvents or a short circuit or something along those lines. That is very bad news. I feel lucky to have seen it just before it burned. Hmm. Surley suspect number 1
April 15, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, gecko said: That center spire is going up in flames. Have to believe it will collapse I had to stop watching. This is so heartbreak. I lived in Paris for a year and have been in that cathedral a dozen times on the island countless.
April 15, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Blotto said: Maybe it's this particular angle, but it doesnt seem like there a lot of activity to put out the fire. Haven't seen any fire trucks, no visible water cannons. Seems strange. This is a very big, hot, fast-burning fire. They could be holding back due to collapse concerns or other things we don;t know about.
April 15, 20196 yr It could even be a "defensive fire" at this point. We can't see how extensive the fire spread is inside the building.
April 15, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, Johnny Chimpo said: Damn I was just at Notre Dame four hours ago. I saw they had scaffolding erected all around where the fire is. I’m guessing it was flammable solvents or a short circuit or something along those lines. That is very bad news. I feel lucky to have seen it just before it burned. suspect A ^^^^
April 15, 20196 yr Damn, there's fire tornadoes coming out of that roof. They ain't putting this out anytime soon.
April 15, 20196 yr Sheppard Smith is on it now at Fox..... thank God, let the rampant speculation begin.
April 15, 20196 yr He later said he was deleting this tweet because it was just 'hearsay'. What would the cathedral staff actually know? So for now it's just a coincidence that something happened on the week of Easter.
April 15, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, Dr Fear said: Live feed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGbmWOfdXcQ Holy shit -- I switched to the live feed JUST as the spire collapsed!
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