Video filmed by onlookers showed flames and smoke billowing from the building. The cathedral was evacuated, and the fire’s cause was not known.
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Pictures of Notre-Dame Before the Fire: A Cathedral That Defined a City
It was the 12th century, and the architects behind a cathedral rising in the heart of Paris wanted to make a statement.
Notre-Dame Fire Causes Heartbreak and Despair Around the World
People watched with horror as a fire consumed the spire and roof of Paris’s famed cathedral, and expressed despair that one of the city’s symbols was being scarred.
Notre-Dame Cathedral: A Short History
Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, the cathedral is a jewel of medieval Gothic architecture. Napoleon, Henry VI.
A N.Y. Firefighter Went to Serve in Afghanistan. He Was Killed by a Roadside Bomb.
Christopher Slutman, who was a staff sergeant in the Marines, was also a decorated 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department.
A Fire Killed 10 Boys in Brazil, and Exposed the Underbelly of the Soccer Business
Young players with dreams of glory think elite training programs lead to riches. They do. Just rarely for them.
30 Die Fighting Forest Fire in China
The death toll was believed to be the highest for firefighters in the country since 2015, after shifting winds fanned the flames in Sichuan Province.
Grenfell Tower Study Finds Many Toxic Chemicals Near Fire Site
Almost a year and a half after the fire that killed 72 people, researchers found extremely high levels of substances that could pose numerous health risks.
At Least 25 Die in Office Tower Fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A fire official said that at least 70 people had been injured, and witnesses said they saw several people falling from the building in an effort to escape the flames.
Bodies Seen Falling From Burning Tower in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Seventeen firefighting units were dispatched after a blaze broke out just before 1 p.m. at FR Tower.