Flames Engulf Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:15 am

Special news report the cathedral was going through a renovation could be a contributor to the structure fire.

flames are 250 foot high - doesn't look as if any attempt is being made to fight the fire.

I haven't looked for a link - watching special news report.

Patsy

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:51 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/worl ... -fire.html

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:53 pm

Thank You

This is just horrible.

We visited Notre Dame Cathedral in 1999 - beautiful..

Patsy

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:06 pm

Wonder if the insurance company will claim an act of god to get out of paying.

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:48 am

That is so horrible! I just had a mini-lesson the other day about the flying buttresses and their relationship to Trigonometry ad I had lots of cool interior pictures of Notre Dame, the altar, and the stained glass windows. The students loved it. What a terrible tragedy.

And no, screw the insurance company. This was an accident and they need to pay up if it bankrupts them. I'm so sick of insurance companies who are so quick to make people pay up and so quick to try to dodge paying anything out.

As far as I can tell...everyone who every worked for an insurance company is in league with the Devil.

Night Watchman · Post by **Night Watchman** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:49 pm

There is never any mention of all the other Catholic churches attacked and vandalized in France it seems. 875 in 2018 alone.

Why do you think that is?

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:30 pm

I was last over there & I remember commenting then that th e place was a potential fire trap. The timbers were all treated with tar, and hundred of burning candles all left unattended. Essentially a Church is no different to a Theatre, except that a Theatre has to abide by extremely script Fire Regulations. If anyone one stage has reason to have a naked flame, there has to be 2 people standing by with fire extinguishers, and that flame has to be extinguished at the earliest opportunity. A Church, however, is exempt from any such Laws because of Religion.

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:02 pm

Looking at the latest pics, it looks like most of the damage is to the roof structure. A lot of the wood in the main hall is damaged more by water (and falling debris) than fire.

The stone structure held up very well.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:24 pm

Apparently the bees who nest in the roof also survived.

Post by **LarsMac** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:53 am

Talk now is about building a new modern style spire to replace the one that fell, rather than restore the old antiquated one.

Funny. I suspect that when the first spire was added, it WAS a modern style - then.