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What a tragic loss:
Glad to hear no one died...
Do they not have firefighting helicopters there?
Thank you for the link, very informative. And many thanks to Gregg Favre for considering "Pompiers de Paris" top class fire fighters. It's a nice thing to read after Trump's stupid advice. It was so grotesquely out of place.
This. Water bombing a 850 years old building would just throw it to the ground, along with its surroundings.Do you want the whole thing to collapse?! You cannot water bomb a building like this! Water bombing is for bushfires, not a fire in an ancient cathedral.
CBSN is reporting that the entire building is engulfed.Thank you for the link, very informative. And many thanks to Gregg Favre for considering "Pompiers de Paris" top class fire fighters. It's a nice thing to read after Trump's stupid advice. It was so grotesquely out of place.
This. Water bombing a 850 years old building would just throw it to the ground, along with its surroundings.
The roof framework was made of more than 1000 oak trees hence its nickname "the forest". It was covered by 210 tons of lead that melted...
The first images of the inside have just been broadcasted. As incredible as it seems, the walls are unscathed ! There is a huge hole above the main altar which is unscathed too. And among the good news : the organ, which is one of the biggest in the world, has not been destroyed.
I can't help wondering - is it just a coincidence that this happened during the Easter week?
They have not figured out the cause of the fire, it seems. It just seems odd that a structure like that caught fire suddenly.
Then CBSN should watch French TV live to get more accurate infoCBSN is reporting that the entire building is engulfed.
Along with the president, Prime Minister, several other Ministers and their advisors.They already let a journalist inside?
The president got taken inside and possibly a couple of journalists were allowed inside also. https://twitter.com/RaphaelleBacque This journalist from Le Monde was allowed inside for sure - not sure if she was the one interviewed.They already let a journalist inside?
Yes, almost a miracle to survive the fire's incredible heat. I am thankful that amidst the devastation not all was lost -- and that no one died.The first images of the inside have just been broadcasted....And among the good news : the organ, which is one of the biggest in the world, has not been destroyed. Neither have been the main rose windows.It's almost a miracle.
Gregg Favre will be on Anderson Cooper's 360 show tonight: https://twitter.com/GreggFavre/status/1117909333201698816
Wolla, post: 5575186, member: 5972"]Then CBSN should watch French TV live to get more accurate info [/QUOTE]Then CBSN should watch French TV live to get more accurate info
Well maybe. The French fire officials on another channel were saying it was all gone.[/QUOTE]Wolla, post: 5575186, member: 5972"]Then CBSN should watch French TV live to get more accurate info
As you can see on the pictures linked above, it's not true. I have friends living right across the river and who still can see Notre Dame right now. It's not "all gone" at all except for the roof and spire. I doubt that any "French fire officials" can have attested of something which is obviously (and fortunately) untrue.Well maybe. The French fire officials on another channel were saying it was all gone.
I think they were referring to the interior wooden structure. Looks like the organ was saved. That is way great.As you can see on the pictures linked above, it's not true. I have friends living right across the river and who still can see Notre Dame right now. It's not "all gone" at all except for the roof and spire. I doubt that any "French fire officials" can have attested of something which is obviously (and fortunately) untrue.
"Everything is burning, nothing will remain from the frame," Notre Dame spokesperson Andre Finot told French media, according to The Associated Press. By Monday evening, Paris fire chief Jean-Claude Gallet told reporters he believes firefighters have managed to save the cathedral's landmark rectangular towers from the blaze.
It is the largest organ in France. The Guardian reports that it has five keyboards, 109 stops and approximately 8,000 pipes.
Lefebvre said he first heard the organ inside Notre Dame as a teenager and was hooked on it. “Here in Notre Dame when you play a tone, the acoustics make the resonance last for eight to nine seconds. It is exceptional, the sound spreads across the whole structure and you feel it when you play, the sounds come back at you. It doesn’t just stop immediately. It provokes sensations for the organist.”
Well one French billionaire promised 100 million.How much do you think it will take to rebuild the Cathedral? Gazillions, I would think. And some things cannot been rebuilt. I saw a segment on the Organ......whc
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