menifred Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on fire 😢😢😢 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47941794 C'est absolument atroce. Brandon H 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 OMG NO! Where the hell is the fire department?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Xenon said: OMG NO! Where the hell is the fire department?!?!?! From the article: "A major operation is under way to tackle the blaze" "respect the boundaries set up by fire crews" Heck, there's even a photo of them! spikey_richie 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Wow. They were doing some work on the roof. I wonder if that was a cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Biscuits Brown MVC Posted April 15, 2019 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2019 Im watching this on France 24 on youtube. Truly a devastating cultural loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menifred Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Watching on https://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/live-video/ It's so tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Biscuits Brown MVC Posted April 15, 2019 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2019 The France 24 Live channel has English anchors/reporters for those of us here in the States that do not speak French menifred 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted April 15, 2019 Supervisor Share Posted April 15, 2019 OH NO!!! I hope they can at least save some of it looks horrible on the live streams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+primortal Subscriber² Posted April 15, 2019 Subscriber² Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just heartbreaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) They will rebuild it. Not all of the building was original. I wonder how much of the material inside did they save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted April 15, 2019 Supervisor Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Xenon said: They will rebuild it. Not all of the building was original. I wonder how much of the material inside did they save. there's a lot of history and art in there that could potentially be lost though; that's the true loss IMO Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menifred Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just now, Brandon H said: there's a lot of history and art in there that could potentially be lost though; that's the true loss IMO I agree. The main roof was original (1,000 years old). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted April 15, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2019 Terrible.... So much history just wiped out ... not just the structure but also the archaeological crypt (which I'm sure had been extensively damaged) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted April 15, 2019 Supervisor Share Posted April 15, 2019 firefighters are saying they may not be able to save it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted April 15, 2019 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) I really hope they digitized everything they could in that place in the past to preserve stuff even after it's been lost... like all the paintings all the artifacts all cataloged and extensively photographed the interior... etc.. and it sounds like people doing the renovation on the spire caused this? heck just this past week they pulled down the 16 statues on the building to restore them if you saw the time lapse of the webcam that was watching the cathedral, the fire started at the spire at least where you could see it externally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Reports now saying that they saved a lot but not all of the art inside. They began to remove items as soon as the fire started. Brandon H and FunkyMike 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted April 15, 2019 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2019 Why don't they fly over it with a tanker and just dump about 1,000 gallons of water on it? Dick Montage and MightyJordan 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, warwagon said: Why don't they fly over it with a tanker and just dump about 1,000 gallons of water on it? Trump said similar on Twitter and much of the world facepalmed. I mean, you do understand why that’s not even close to an option and you’re kidding right? adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Xenon said: Wow. They were doing some work on the roof. I wonder if that was a cause. Likely - a similar fire (caused by roof repair) wrecked the Prince George's County, MD "Old Courthouse" a few years back. This cathedral dates back to the thirteenth century (thus far older than even the oldest colony in North America). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted April 15, 2019 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Human.Online said: Trump said similar on Twitter and much of the world facepalmed why the facepalm? What's the alternative? Just let it burn to the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, warwagon said: Why don't they fly over it with a tanker and just dump about 1,000 gallons of water on it? Two things. 1. Do they have any. 2. The damage that the falling fire retardant will cause. You are talking liquid being thrown at a good speed on to a weakened structure. They usually don't use water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted April 15, 2019 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just now, Xenon said: Two things. 1. Do they have any. 2. The damage that the falling fire retardant will cause. They usually don't use water. Well, looks like they can't do much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted April 15, 2019 Supervisor Share Posted April 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, warwagon said: Why don't they fly over it with a tanker and just dump about 1,000 gallons of water on it? because of the crypt underneath they were saying on the above live stream Zag linked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, warwagon said: Well, looks like they can't do much worse. Actually there is priceless stained glass windows that could be broken, plus using that on a weakened structure might cause a structural collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, warwagon said: why the facepalm? What's the alternative? Just let it burn to the ground? Go do a little research about the building, it’s crypt, the reasons for the renovations, the contents within, the location, the water table in Paris and then answer your own question. 3 minutes ago, warwagon said: Well, looks like they can't do much worse. Historically important artefacts are being rescued as we speak! He’s to do when you’ve destroyed them with water! spikey_richie 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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