Grenny Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) When you come home and just think: Oh shit!! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47941794 Edited April 15, 2019 by Grenny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Yes, terrible news, watching a feed now. I hope they can save / salvage some of the art inside and in due course rebuild the roof and restore the building. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nike-Ajax Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) … No 😥 No matter what they can possibly salvage then this is a historic, cultural and religious disaster. Edited April 15, 2019 by Nike-Ajax 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koen Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Shocking indeed 😢 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Terrible news indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, Crusty said: Terrible news indeed. Don't want to imagine something like this happening to "your place". It's so sad to see history going up in flames 😪 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted April 15, 2019 Members Share Posted April 15, 2019 One doesn't think that something that's "always been there" can burn down. What a tragedy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 A crying shame. How the hell did this happen. One would have thought. All safety and preventative fire measures would have been implemented. I suppose hindsight is a wonderful thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumituisku Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 It would have been nice to see Notre-Dame some day, because I have started to understand value of history, sadly it wasn't important to me and now it wont be same again. Hopefully they can salvage most of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 12 hours ago, Grenny said: Don't want to imagine something like this happening to "your place". It's so sad to see history going up in flames 😪 I can't imagine how bad it would be, I saw an overhead shot last night showing the extent of the fire and damage to the roof and interior, to say it was upsetting is an understatement! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirzayev Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 My heart sank at images of this timeless structure burning. This is certainly a great loss to the culture of mankind. I hope it can be renovated fairly quickly so that future generations can continue to enjoy visiting! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Spire and immediate roof area: Destroyed Stone vaults in the area of the Spire: Damaged Otherwise OK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47943705 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) -text became obsolete- Edited April 17, 2019 by Grenny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connaugh Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I visited Notre Dame last October. Wonderful experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) Well to clarify, and expand on, my original sentiment: The majority of the building, and associated historical artifacts, have been saved by the prompt & tenacious actions of the French Fire Brigade. And it is fortunate that no one was killed. All the major historical artifacts are virtually undamaged (Aside from smoke damage) It is all laid out here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47943705 Conclusion: 1) It was (most likely) an accident. Shit happens. 2) The Fire Brigade earned their pay (And round or 2 of beer) 3) It could have been much, much worse, see below. Edit: Here is an example of how bad an industrial accidents can get: (in no particular order) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benxihu_Colliery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse Edit 2 Grenny clarified the situation. Edited April 17, 2019 by Hedgehog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotareneg Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hedgehog, just in case you didn't see it, Grenny's comment was refering to a post that was since deleted, not you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Ah, thanks. I was trying to work out the link too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red2112 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 While people starve/homeless, that´s the real shame... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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