Paris: The fire of the Notre-Dame historic cathedral – 15/04/2019

A fire significant magnitude was released in the afternoon of Monday in the iconic Notre-Dame cathedral, in Paris. While for the moment the reasons that caused the incident are unknown, a large fire brigade is trying to control the flames, local media reported.

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The first images of the temple affected by the fire began circulating around 14:00 (Argentina time) on social networks.

The police He encircled the area and started to expel the many tourists who were inside the building.

Boats from the prefecture bordering the Seine walked in this direction and thousands of people witnessed the grandiose spectacle of the bridges. Ambulances and fire trucks also arrived at the scene.

"I see the fire in the middle of the two towers of Notre Dame, a yellow and toxic smoke appears in the big clouds covering the left bank of Paris, apparently on the roof," he said. Clarin Tomas de Diego, an Argentinian who works in France and was happening in places.

The cathedral is considered one of the great examples of Gothic architecture. It began to be built in 1160 and finished in 1260. He suffered damage during the French Revolution.

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