Notre Dame (Paris) on fire

[D.Boon]

Well can see one hose...

You should get on the blower to the Fire Chief at the scene. Tell him where he's going wrong.

[Tommok]

Bloody hell how sad.

 

The contractors responsible are in for some stick

[Earl Hafler]

You should get on the blower to the Fire Chief at the scene. Tell him where he's going wrong.

It was something said on the news - criticism about the fire services and just a single hose.

I’m not taking the piss here - it’s horrific.

[Tosh]

That’s terrible

Sure I read something recently about how much they’d need to spend to restore it. Wonder if they even can after this

[Tommok]

It was something said on the news - criticism about the fire services and just a single hose.

I’m not taking the piss here - it’s horrific.

To the layman it does look odd there's still seemingly only one hose going

[D.Boon]

It was something said on the news - criticism about the fire services and just a single hose.

I’m not taking the piss here - it’s horrific.

It's a beautiful building but these firefighters need to go home to their families at the end of the shift. It's not quick or easy to get enough water on a building that far gone.

[Gethin]

I'd imagine, at least initially, they were trying to contain it whilst they were trying to salvage as much of the art and removable stuff from inside as possible. You dump lots of water on and some of that kind of stuff is potentially ruined.

 

We're obviously not seeing all that's going on

[Earl Hafler]

I'd imagine, at least initially, they were trying to contain it whilst they were trying to salvage as much of the art and removable stuff from inside as possible. You dump lots of water on and some of that kind of stuff is potentially ruined.

 

We're obviously not seeing all that's going on

They’re inside between the towers with torches, possibly trying to salvage something.

[Duncan Disorderly]

That’s terrible

Sure I read something recently about how much they’d need to spend to restore it. Wonder if they even can after this

You'd reckon the French government foot the bill to rebuild it.

[Maldini]

You should get on the blower to the Fire Chief at the scene. Tell him where he's going wrong.

 

Donny's got this

 

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So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!

[Falconhoof]

just build a better one that people look back in 1million years time and say 'im glad the s*** one burned down'

[Cobs]

just build a better one that people look back in 1million years time and say 'im glad the s*** one burned down'

Yeah - and maybe put a sprinkler system in this one, ffs

[Tommok]

You'd reckon the French government foot the bill to rebuild it.

Well they should get a decent sized EU grant to help.

 

[Nebraska Red]

@real DonaldTrump   Send in the dragon from GOT to freeze it all.

[Gilps]

No surprise given the pictures, but the French Interior Ministry are saying that the fire’s still spreading and they don’t know if the building can be saved.

 

From what the Commander of the Paris fire brigade has just told the media, it looks like they’re fighting a losing battle to stop the North Belfrey collapsing.

Edited April 15, 2019 by Gilps

[Gethin]

Slightly better news - they now reckon they'll be able to save the major stone structures - but the inside and roof will be completely ruined

[New York Red]

Sparks from them welding possibly. That’s happened a few times. I think it did at Windsor Castle. There’s no excuse for not taking the right precautions.

[Ombudsam]

A real shame. Maybe France can come together over it or maybe they’ll get all “No religious symbols! We’re so non selectively secular”

 

Who can know these things.

Sparks from them welding possibly. That’s happened a few times. I think it did at Windsor Castle. There’s no excuse for not taking the right precautions.

Do you know what caused it?

[Hassony]

Sparks from them welding possibly. That’s happened a few times. I think it did at Windsor Castle. There’s no excuse for not taking the right precautions.

Nothing like jumping to conclusions before actually knowing what really happened

[Falconhoof]

It was a combination of factors. Oxygen played a part and I’m heatmring heat was involved.

[DonRafa]

First picture I've seen from inside.

https://mobile.twitter.com/dettmer93/status/1117917430343446528/photo/1

[Stanley Leisure]

f***ing motherf***ing welding c****.

[New York Red]

Nothing like jumping to conclusions before actually knowing what really happened

 

 

I used the word "possibly". You saw that right? And that wasn't my conjecture. It was what I heard on a report.

 

Nothing like jumping to conclusions about a post, right?

It was a combination of factors. Oxygen played a part and I’m heatmring heat was involved.

 

Right. But given the fact that there was work being done on building, and reports were that this was a possibility, it's worthwhile to repeat it don't you think?

 

And sure, it was a combination of factors, but what was the proximate cause? Welding? Cigarettes? Electrical? Without that, all the oxygen in the world wouldn't cause it.

[drdooom]

It was a combination of factors. Oxygen played a part and I’m heatmring heat was involved.

 

I'm hearing reports that there was a rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.

[£440,000]

Sparks from them welding possibly. That’s happened a few times. I think it did at Windsor Castle. There’s no excuse for not taking the right precautions.

A divine spark?