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Paris: Massive fire rages at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral, area cordoned off

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 15, 2019, at 11:36 pm

Paris, Apr 15 (IBNS): Firefighters are working to put out a massive fire at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral here in the French capital.

Media reports said the cause of the fire, which caught on Monday afternoon, has not been ascertained yet.

Un terrible incendie est en cours à la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Les @PompiersParis sont en train de tenter de maîtriser les flammes. Nous sommes mobilisés sur place en lien étroit avec le @dioceseParis. J'invite chacune et chacun à respecter le périmètre de sécurité. pic.twitter.com/9X0tGtlgba
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) April 15, 2019

"A terrible fire has broken out at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris," Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo wrote on Twitter and asked people to respect the security cordon around the 850-year-old church.

Le feu a Notre Dame ðŸ˜¥ pic.twitter.com/kDvV0A4Yoq
— Eric Coursin (@ecoursin) April 15, 2019

Fire services personnel have cordoned off the area while thick plumes of smoke are seen emanating from the top of the Gothic-architecture building.

#Paris #Notre-Dame #Fire

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