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Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on fire
April 15, 2019 at 13:39
The blaze broke out in the cathedral on Monday afternoon, a Paris fire department confirmed, adding that a major operation to tackle the fire is underway.
Paris’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is on fire; TV news outlets report the fire is out of control.
CNN reports In a tweet, police said: “Notre Dame Fire in progress. Avoid the area and facilitate the passage of emergency vehicles and intervention of the @prefpolice.”
— Shiv Malik (@shivmalik) April 15, 2019
Smoke could be seen billowing out from the top of the medieval cathedral, as flames leaped out besides its two bell towers, a Reuters witness said.
Fox News said the fire is suspected to have broken out as a result of renovation work.
All of the cable news networks have jettisoned regularly scheduled program plans and are focused on the inferno devastating the structure.
This is a developing story…..
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