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[Diesel 11]

Fuck.

 

[matic22]

#IBlameRod. He is trying everything to cover IM being in Paris.


(Bad) Joking aside, this is horrible. Thankfully there is no victims.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Fuck. Literally the last building I wanted to see burn.

 

[Edington]

Truly a terrible sight to see.

 

[Perun]

Having a live stream on, it looks like the whole interior of the cathedral is engulfed in flames now.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Nothing can be done anymore.

 

[bearfan]

I've seen it a few times from the outside and been inside around 2000. I still have some photos somewhere, although it was not allowed to take photos inside. An incredible loss.

I have been in there twice, they let you take pictures both times (just no flash)

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Heartbreaking. Luckily no deaths, it seems.

 

[Black Wizard]

 

[matic22]

This looks like it's burning to the ground.

Horrible.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

I blame the hunchback.

 

[matic22]

Fuck me, this was incredibly close. Apparently they just closed the building for turists when the fire broke out.

 

[Edington]

You insensitive bastard.

Spoiler

I've been singing "Hellfire" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame since I saw the news.

 

[Perun]

I have been in there twice, they let you take pictures both times (just no flash)

It's possible that I misremember, it's been a long time ago after all.

 

[bearfan]

It's possible that I misremember, it's been a long time ago after all.

Not that it really matters now, but I think a lot of places changed the no pictures policy after smart phones became popular. So, maybe we are both right.

 

[Perun]

Here's a picture I took in 2006. I have older analogue pictures, but they're stored away somewhere.

 

[bearfan]

One I took about 4 years ago

 

[matic22]

Trump Tweeted that maybe they should use planes to put out the fire...

Really, how dumb is that man...

 

[Perun]

Have to admit something, though. I was trying to compare this with a monument of similar status in Berlin, but I couldn't think of one that didn't burn out at some point.

 

[Collin]

Trump Tweeted that maybe they should use planes to put out the fire...

Really, how dumb is that man...

They do that all the time in the US for bigger fires. I’ve actually had a forest fire about a mile away from my house, it was all military planes dumping water. About 25 acres had burned and the fire was out in an hour.