Notre Dame on Fire

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:27 pm

Notre Dame is on fire - looks a biggun

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:30 pm

Yeah, just showing pics on the beeb.
Does indeed look a massive blaze, going off the smoke.

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:30 pm

Esmereldaaaaaa

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:36 pm

If everyone is out, i hope the fire is dealt with sensibly, with no risk to life

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:39 pm

So far there's no word on Peter Beardsley's condition.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:49 pm

Huge blaze, roof collapsed partly, live pics on BBC news channel.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:52 pm

That's tragic!
I love that building!

Hope nobody hurt?

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:53 pm

Took them about 10 years to sort out York Minster, a real shame. I hope they can save as much as possible.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:54 pm

Spire's collapsed.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:56 pm

Terrible.

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:57 pm

The spire/roof has just collapsed in one of the most iconic buildings in the world. One of the most important buildings in the history of Fance/Western Europe.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:57 pm

I hope they manage to get in out before in spreads to the rest of the cathedral - such a magnificent building. It's one of the most visited landmarks in Europe.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:59 pm

Just switched the news channel on. This really is a tragedy.
Used to go to Paris a lot.
Nearly always stayed on Rue St Jacques, just round the corner. Had many street breakfasts down by the cathedral.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:02 pm

Survived countless wars including 2 World Wars and now we are watching in burndown. Really sad day.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:03 pm

Bfcjg, this is no time to be posting selfies.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:06 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:Bfcjg, this is no time to be posting selfies.

Should have combed my hair

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:12 pm

Notre damn

Lowbankclaret · Post by **Lowbankclaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:18 pm

Iconic building, went several times when I worked near Paris in autumn of 1997.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:26 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:Survived countless wars including 2 World Wars and now we are watching in burndown. Really sad day.

Never really in danger during the 1st World War, and the French had surrendered before any fighting could take place near there in 1940, and relatively speaking, there was only small arms and mortar fire during it's liberation, many prisoners were executed on both sides, with the resulting death toll being around 2,900 Soldiers, Resistance fighters, Police and Civilians ...

Has Macron blamed Brexit and Nigel Farage yet ??

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:31 pm

Was only watching an appeal, apparently it was likely to have to be pulled down in the next 5 years as the foundations are crumbling. They were asking for government help. Hopefully a payout will focus minds on saving it.

pushpinpussy · Post by **pushpinpussy** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:42 pm

it’s only a hunch, but I believe it might be arson

turbo5 · Post by **turbo5** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:42 pm

Corbyn and Abbott have offered Quasimodo refugee status

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:55 pm

I find some of the comments on here shameful.

That building is part of our heritage whatever one's beliefs. It is absolutely awful watching it burn.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:57 pm

pushpinpussy wrote:it’s only a hunch, but I believe it might be arson

Nice Pun..

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:59 pm

850 years of history gone within an hour .

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:00 pm

ecc wrote:I find some of the comments on here shameful.

That building is part of our heritage whatever one's beliefs. It is absolutely awful watching it burn.

Quite true..I can remember seeing the Imp burn down in Nelson.. Absolutely devestated I was..

Down_Rover · Post by **Down_Rover** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:03 pm

I am appalled by the infantile comments too

This is a tragedy

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:20 pm

I agree - it is a tragedy. We are watching an iconic medieval place of worship burndown. You don't even have to be religious to feel utter sadness at what we are seeing.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:24 pm

It's already been decided who's to blame. And if it turns out that it's not "them" to blame then it's all a conspiracy, or something.

Courtesy of the smooth brains from /r/the_donald

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:25 pm

It’s a building

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:28 pm

joey13 wrote:It’s a building

Was a pretty cool building, to be fair, so i understand why the sensitive people can be a bit over-sensitive about it.

But yes, it's juts a building. The history hasn't been lost, just one structure. Or parts of it.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:31 pm

It's a 856 year old building of outstanding medieval architecture. Iconic the world over.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:33 pm

Hopefully no one injured

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:34 pm

That goes without saying.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:36 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:It's a 856 year old building of outstanding medieval architecture. Iconic the world over.

Yep. And this is just another part of its history.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:51 pm

Notice on the Sky video it was surrounded in scaffolding. Some sparky is sat at home bricking it right now.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:21 pm

******* tragedy ??? It's a real shame. Watching the human race destroy forests and the oceans is a tragedy

Burnleyareback2 · Post by **Burnleyareback2** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:24 pm

Who would of predicted it?

Claret-On-A-T-Rex · Post by **Claret-On-A-T-Rex** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:31 pm

How are the renovations going?

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:36 pm

Awful news. Simply dreadful.

All the TVs in all the bars are tuned into it here.

This is a real national tragedy for the French.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:45 pm

Burnleyareback2 wrote:Who would of predicted it?

Nostradamus!

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:46 pm

It is a crying shame. Imagine if it was St Paul's.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:57 pm

apparently all the artefacts etc have been saved, that was the most important thing

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:22 pm

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:23 pm

They were due a police raid,they are burning the child porn

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:26 pm

One of the firefighters has been seriously injured.

alf_resco · Post by **alf_resco** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:26 pm

Some of the contributions to this thread and the "Legal Aid" thread (which seems to have disappeared) underline perfectly what narrow-minded, ill-informed, uneducated, rush to judgement cretins those posters obviously obviously are.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:28 pm

alf_resco wrote:Some of the contributions to this thread and the "Legal Aid" thread (which seems to have disappeared) underline perfectly what narrow-minded, ill-informed, uneducated, rush to judgement cretins those posters obviously obviously are.

Yea obviously obviously

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:30 pm

Looks like a few of us could be banned from going t'Turf.

tybfc · Post by **tybfc** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:31 pm

Some totally pathetic posts.