Notre Dame Cathedral, The Beloved Landmark In The Heart Of Paris, Was Engulfed In.

Distraught citizens and stunned tourists gazed in disbelief as the inferno raged at the cathedral, which sits on the ile de la cite, an island in the river seine and marks the very. People gathered across paris in shock and in tears as the notre dame. Flames could be seen bursting through the roof as smoke billows over the iconic site which attracts millions of tourists every year.

But On Monday Night, In The Space Of Just 63 Minutes, The.

Thibaud binétruy was walking home monday when he saw smoke rising in the distance. Paris (ap) — a fire swept across the top of the notre dame cathedral while the soaring paris landmark was under renovations monday, collapsing its spire and threatening. The inferno means one of paris' most recognisable.

Up To 400 Firefighters Were Deployed To The.

Witness to revolutions, and the rise and fall of empires, notre dame has watched over paris for more than 850 years. Firefighters have surrounded the iconic 12th century building,.