Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Notre Dame in Paris catches fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 16, 2019 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_in_Paris_catches_fire The roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France caught fire yesterday. The spire and at least part of the roof, and at least part of the wooden frame, collapsed. According to officials, the two bell towers were saved. The fire reportedly started at about 19:00 local time (1700 UTC). Reportedly over 400 firefighters participated in extinguishing the blaze and were still working as of midnight. Not only did they put out the fire but they continued to cool the structure after the fire was gone to reduce the possibility of further damage. Officials cleared the area around the cathedral. The French Civil Security service said water bombing by aircraft was disallowed as it might have caused additional damage to the monument. As of late yesterday, the fire's cause had not been officially stated. President Emmanuel Macron cancelled an address he was to have given during the evening and instead went to the scene. Renovation work was ongoing in the building before the fire began. The world-famous cathedral, completed in the 13th century, is one of the most well-known monuments in France. ==Gallery == File:Incendie Notre Dame de Paris.jpg|Fire in the frame of Notre Dame. File:Incendie de Notre-Dame-de-Paris 15 avril 2019 11.jpg|The Cathedral was under renovation at the time of the fire, as seen by the scaffolding around the remains of the spire. File:Notre-Dame-de-Paris, les dernières minutes de la flèche.png|The collapse of the spire, around 19:45 CEST File:Catedral de Notre Dame - eita...........que deus abençoe.webm|Eyewitness video from a nearby skyscraper == Sister links == == Sources == * https://www.9news.com.au/world/paris-notre-dame-cathedral-fire/212496ec-ecfe-40c3-906f-cd0debc8f333 * https://www.reuters.com/article/us-notredame-fire-idUSKCN1RR1UO * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794 * http://m.leparisien.fr/paris-75/incendie-en-cours-a-la-cathedrale-notre-dame-de-paris-15-04-2019-8053935.php .