López Obrador lamented the fire of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Local authorities said that the entire structure that supports the roof of the temple, where restoration work was being done, "is devoured by the flames", which has already caused the collapse of the spire of the cathedral.

Although the motive for the fire has not yet been established, early reports indicated that it had started at 7 pm (local time) and badumed that it could be damaged. "potentially linked"with the renovation work of the building.

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, lamented the "terrible fire". "A terrible fire occurs at Notre Dame de Paris. @PompiersParis (firefighters) are trying to control the flames", he tweeted as the fire devoured the roof of the Gothic monument, in the heart of Paris on the Ile de la Cité.

For his part, the President Emmanuel Macron He suspended a speech that he had planned for Monday.

"Our Lady of Paris on fire. Excitement of an entire nation. Thought for all Catholics and for all French. Like all our compatriots, I'm sad tonight to see that part of us is burning"wrote the president.

One of the first international leaders to talk about it was the American president, Donald Trumpvia your Twitter account: "It's horrible to see the huge fire of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris"

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, lamented the fire of the cathedral: "It's a shame for art, culture and religion."

The Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, also spoke on the subject: "We deeply regret the fire of Notre Dame Cathedral. The people and government of Mexico express their solidarity with France and provide their support and knowledge for the upcoming reconstruction"

"Notre Dame Cathedral is as old as the idea of ​​the West. Accompany humanity since the year 1000. It is of this size that loses itself"wrote the journalist Hector de Mauleón.

For its part, the French Embbady in Mexico confirmed that "the area has been completely evacuated. The French authorities do not report any victims of any nationality and totally control the affected area"

He also provided an emergency telephone number to the consular section of the Mexican community in Paris.

Notre Dame was built between 1163 and 1345, it was reformed in the 17th century, giving access to Baroque elements, then in the 19th century.

Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned in his interior in 1804, the beatification of Joan of Arc took place in 1909 and Pope John Paul II celebrated a mbad in 1980. The church had already been damaged by a fire in 1871.