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BREAKING: Notre Dame Cathedral Erupts in Flames

Image source: Shiv Malik via Twitter
Image source: Shiv Malik via Twitter
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By Carly Hoilman
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April 15, 2019

The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, erupted in flames Monday. The reason for the blaze remains unclear, but images and video posted on social media show a raging fire burning from the top of the historic place of worship and major tourist destination, with large clouds of smoke filling the Paris skyline.

#notredame pic.twitter.com/FgU3uAr3PJ

— cristina casacuberta (@ccasacub) April 15, 2019

Horrible #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/BndHQRO1b5

— Solveig Godeluck (@Solwii) April 15, 2019

Notre Dame, Paris, is on fire and it feels like the end of the world. pic.twitter.com/qYYk7ewipq

— Shiv Malik (@shivmalik) April 15, 2019

It’s getting worse. But the fire brigade has turned up. Hard to see how the tackle this. The plume of smoke is already 100s of feet long. pic.twitter.com/5LBf2odKka

— Shiv Malik (@shivmalik) April 15, 2019

France 24 reported that the roof had “entirely collapsed.”

#NotreDame: 'The roof has entirely collapsed, there are flames coming out the back of the cathedral as if it was a torch'@charli, Journalist at France 24, at the scene of the fire. pic.twitter.com/2B0IrMiDcL

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) April 15, 2019

The moment #NotreDame’s spire fell pic.twitter.com/XUcr6Iob0b

— Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) April 15, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Monday, saying that his thoughts go out to all Catholics and all French citizens. He noted that he was “sad tonight to see this part of us burn.”

Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous.

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 15, 2019

The cause of the sudden inferno remains unclear, though Catholic churches in Paris have frequently been the subject of vandalism in recent months.

Oh my goodness!!!

Notre Dame Cathedral is a church that took 182 years to build and was completed in 1345 and today it is on fire. This is already a sorrowful Holy Week.

Please pray. #NotreDameDeParis pic.twitter.com/91D17nRYK0

— Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) April 15, 2019

“This is already a sorrowful Holy Week,” tweeted pro-life writer and speaker Obianuju Ekeocha.

Faithwire will continue to update this story as more information becomes available. In the meantime, please join us in praying for Paris.

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