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Date: April 15, 2019 06:20PM
Just awful. It's one of the world's most iconic pieces of architecture. The rose window is incomparable. They will rebuild, but it will be long and painful. Just before Easter, too.
My guess is that the fire is related to the renovation.
"Glenn Corbett, an associate professor of fire science at John Jay College in New York, said there is a history of churches, synagogues and temples going up in flames during renovations — as workers use torches or welding or cutting equipment that could be sources of ignition."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/notre-dame-fire-the-structure-of-the-cathedral-has-been-saved-police-chief-says/ar-BBVXM4v?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartanntp