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Most likely construction workers accidentally lit it. The fire will burn lot of the wooden structures, but not the structure itself, which is made of stone.
Much of the stonework is supported by wooden buttresses, which will burn. The spire's already gone. The cathedral will be a total loss.
Somebody's got some explaining to do.
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Originally Posted by Retroit
Construction was taking place at the cathedral. Probably construction related. It would be hard otherwise to get a flame up that high to start the rafters on fire. The walls are solid stone. The roof will have to be rebuilt, probably with steel to prevent future fires. Construction company insurance will flip the bill. Will end up looking just like it does now. St. John Devine Cathedral in NYC had a fire in 2001 and was restored.
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What supports those solid stone walls? Wooden buttresses, the famed flying buttresses. Which are burning.
The cathedral is a total loss, and will never be rebuilt.
Notre Dame has the best collection of Christian relics in the world. The cross that Jesus was killed on is inside of Notre Dame. I hope they were able to save this stuff. Unbelievable.
Thank goodness for Donnie and his sage advice. I hope the French fire service are checking twitter because I'm sure they havent thought about every possible solution to save one of their oldest and most beloved landmarks.
Screw California. They no longer represent America's values of freedom and independence.
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