A fire affects the spire of the Gothic cathedral of the French city of Rouen (Normandy, north-west), where restoration work is currently underway, an event that has evoked, in varying degrees, the serious fire at Notre Dame de Paris in April 2019. So far, there have been no injuries or fatalities.
Thick smoke was billowing from a platform where the work was being carried out, according to television images, although some witnesses indicated that the smoke had diminished by 12:30 (10:30 GMT). Several firefighting units arrived quickly and the square in front of the cathedral was evacuated. has been closed to the public.
“A fire has started in the spire of Rouen Cathedral. The origin is unknown at the moment. “All public resources have been mobilised,” said the city’s mayor, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, in X.
Rouen Cathedral is a Gothic building that is built in successive phases between the 13th and 15th centuriesThe arrow that suffered the fire is 151 metres long and dates back to the 19th century, when it was rebuilt in cast iron after the original wooden one was destroyed in a fire caused by lightning.
Source: Lasexta
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