Notre Dame cathedral burned in Paris and evacuates tourists – Telam

The cathedral of our lady burns

A large firefighter deployment attempts to control the flames, which leave the central part of the historic church, visited daily by thousands of people.

Kaissia Rouan, who was in the park adjacent to the temple, badured Efe that "when firefighters arrived, many flames came from the roof" of the cathedral.

"We saw a lot of smoke, we thought it was because of the work they were doing.They multiplied.We went to the front and we were evicted to avoid being hit." by the smoke we saw the flames leave the cathedral, very sad, "said the tourist visibly affected.

According to preliminary information, the fire could be related to ongoing work on the roof of the capital.
The spire of the temple, which was surrounded by scaffolding by the works, is engulfed by the flames that spilled on the roof.

The cathedral, one of the most emblematic buildings of the French capital, began to be built in 1163, was completed in 1345 and is located on the Ile de la Cité, on the Seine, reported the DPA news agency.