OT. Notre Dame Thread. Keep it Speculative-Free

[JoMo MoJo]

Norte Dame Cathedral in Paris is burning down. 800 years old. Suspected that renovations lead to a fire.

 

[civildawg88]

Guess I can cross that site off the list next month when I go there

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Seems many of the statues and artifacts

were removed last week, due to construction underway.

 

[Choctaw Dawg]

were removed last week, due to construction underway.

Hopefully so, maybe some of the building can be salvaged. Hate to see history disappear and burn

 

[JoMo MoJo]

If they are truly not attempting to put the fire out because they can’t get fire trucks to scene secondary to crowds the entire Paris political scene needs to be removed. If they won’t get the 17 out of the way run the 17 over them. You do not allow an 800 yr old world history site to simply burn down because crowds can’t be bothered to allow access for emergency crews.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

Hopefully so, maybe some of the building can be salvaged. Hate to see history disappear and burn

It should’t burn to the ground. The shell will be left but it will be gutted on the inside. The buttresses on the outside support the cathedral walls so all the interior can burn and it wouldn’t cause the shell to fall.

 

[Xenomorph]

Reminds me of the Windsor Castle fire in '92.

 

[Shamoan]

this is awful....its gut wrenching to watch. ive been twice and toured the upper area....those timbers probably went up like a matchstick...but its certainly odd that it started well after 6:00 paris time and is being attributed to construction work by some networks. seems fishy to me.

 

[Shamoan]

its under perpetual construction...countless treasures will be lost forever.

 

[BrunswickDawg]

this is awful....its gut wrenching to watch. ive been twice and toured the upper area....those timbers probably went up like a matchstick...but its certainly odd that it started well after 6:00 paris time and is being attributed to construction work by some networks. seems fishy to me.

Please don't start that. It is not uncommon at all for major work like that to go on all hours of the day and night - especially in major cities. Besides that, a small spark could have lit a fire that smoldered for quit a while before full igniting.

 

[Xenomorph]

The folks hired to clean up at construction sites aren't always the most OSHA compliant.. especially when it comes to the disposal of oil, solvents and rags associated with restoration projects.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

I can’t believe the scaffolding hasn’t collapsed inwards yet. You can see the the very center on the scaffolding rested on a roof that is no longer there. The heat has got to be weakening that metal.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Sometimes those fires are caused by welding. Hot metal sparks thrown off by the welding can be up to 2500 degrees. When they fall in the wrong place it doesn’t take long for the whole thing to go up in flames.

In some cases the small fire or smolder is concealed and doesn’t actually ignite a larger fire until later in the day or evening.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

I can’t believe so many idiots are pointing to the scaffolding and calling it the wooden roof structure. Or they are calling it a wooden scaffolding. Have that few people ever seen scaffolding that can accurately identify it?


And they are still claiming the bell towers are involved. Any body can clearly loom at the TV and see the bell towers are NOT on fire.

 

[Shamoan]

im just initiating the discussion of that possibility. there is recent precedent for this type of thing

a little reading on the subject:

https://www.newsweek.com/spate-attacks-catholic-churches-france-sees-altars-desecrated-christ-statue-1370800

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

I hope its resident got out in time:

 

[JoMo MoJo]

were removed last week, due to construction underway.

According to Twitter all artwork was removed so it is safe.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

Guess I can cross that site off the list next month when I go there

I was surprised to hear it had fallen into such disrepair 300 years ago and was heavily renovated by Napoleon bringing it to its current glory.

 

[patdog]

Hilarious!

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

They say bad things happen in 3s...and it has been a run of bad luck for Catholic Churches in France the past 3 months. No speculation just observation.

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[ababyatemydingo]

Norte Dame Cathedral in Paris is burning down. 800 years old. Suspected that renovations lead to a fire.

interesting factoid. This is where Jesus' crown of thorns, worn at the Crucifixion, was kept.

 

[mount lefroy]

They say bad things happen in 3s...and it has been a run of bad luck for Catholic Churches in France the past 3 months. No speculation just observation.

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They actually happen in 27's........it just takes longer to notice

George Carlin

 

[fang]

#GiletsJaunes
Going on 22 weeks of MASSIVE protest against Macron and his policies

 

[archdog]

I would still go there. It is a world heritage site, correct?

 

[archdog]

Going on 850 days of protest against Trump.
Going on 3770 straight days of protest against Obama.

What's your point.

 

[archdog]

Sometimes those fires are caused by welding. Hot metal sparks thrown off by the welding can be up to 2500 degrees. When they fall in the wrong place it doesn’t take long for the whole thing to go up in flames.

In some cases the small fire or smolder is concealed and doesn’t actually ignite a larger fire until later in the day or evening.

hence why you typically have a fire watch 2-3 hours after said welding situation.