Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Wow! https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/world/notre-dame-cathedral-fire/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 That's too bad. I hate to see landmarks like that damaged or destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I've been watching it on Fox. Lot's of unanswered questions about the fire dept's apparent, alleged, reportedly lack of response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Pulp, SASS#28319 said: I've been watching it on Fox. Lot's of unanswered questions about the fire dept's apparent, alleged, reportedly lack of response. My first thought was that they never anticipated a fire of this magnitude, even though there are a number of high rise buildings in Paris. Had this been a major city in the states I believe the response would have been different. All of the footage I’m seeing is from ground level. No helicopters at all; neither new media nor police/fire? 900 years of history! What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Uh-oh....huge array of scaffolding on the roof; what do you bet they'll blame the contractor? LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just now, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Uh-oh....huge array of scaffolding on the roof; what do you bet they'll blame the contractor? LL Most probably. It happens all the time. New construction or renovation. Welding sparks, a hot rivet dropped, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I suspect arson. Google "Churches attacks in France." Numerous churches have been attacked in France. https://www.newsweek.com/spate-attacks-catholic-churches-france-sees-altars-desecrated-christ-statue-1370800 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 My bet is accidental. Someone didn't make sure the charcoal in the censer was out before dumping it into the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 If it was accidental, could you imagine being pointed out as the clod who burned down Notre Dame Cathedral...? On the other hand, if it was arson... I suspect the French will be a mite incensed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 A real loss. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Having toured the Dom Cathedral in Germany, I understand when they say access to the roof of those old cathedrals is often limited to very narrow enclosed stairways and a fire in the wrong spot could really make it dang near impossible to get at right away.One report I saw said they even tried to get water from fire boats on the Seine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 A true Old World landmark. Such a tragic loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I hope the Hunchback got out in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Some brightness in the gloom:François-Henri Pinault — chairman and CEO of Kering, the French-based luxury group behind Gucci, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and other world-renowned brands — has pledged over $110 million towards the rebuilding of the Notre Dame cathedral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/jesus-christs-crown-of-thorns-likely-destroyed-in-notre-dame-fire/news-story/479c5ced6b0ec8be4821e11fc694bc99 Quote Parisian firefighters have put their lives on the line to save some of the world’s most priceless relics, forming a human chain inside the burning Notre Dame to salvage Jesus Christ’s Crown of Thorns. Mayor Anne Hidalgo thanked the city’s first responders in a tweet, revealing they had formed a “formidable human chain to save the works” of Notre Dame. “The Crown of Thorns, the tunic of Saint Louis and several other major works are now in a safe place,” Ms Hidalgo wrote in a translated tweet. View image on Twitter Anne Hidalgo ✔@Anne_Hidalgo Merci aux @PompiersParis, aux policiers et aux agents municipaux qui ont réalisé ce soir une formidable chaîne humaine pour sauver les œuvres de #NotreDame. La couronne d'épines, la tunique de Saint Louis et plusieurs autres œuvres majeures sont à présent en lieu sûr. 3,398 4:04 PM - Apr 15, 2019 1,671 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Father Fournier, Chaplain of the Paris Firefighters, told reporters he went into the burning cathedral to save the Blessed Sacrament and Crown of Thorns. The tunic of Saint Louis, another prized — and saved — French relic, has been dated back to the 13th century. Fears were growing that Jesus Christ’s Crown of Thorns could’ve been destroyed in the devastating Notre Dame fire after the blaze gutted much of the cathedral’s roof and toppled its spire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 8 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: I suspect arson. Google "Churches attacks in France." Numerous churches have been attacked in France. https://www.newsweek.com/spate-attacks-catholic-churches-france-sees-altars-desecrated-christ-statue-1370800 . If so, by whom...There is a large group, that do not churches...Might get messy... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 A National Symbol if not a World Heritage Site. I remember it. Even saw the gargoyles on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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