Gothic

towers

Spire

Fire spreads from

the area covered

by scaffolding

Direction

of fire

South

rose

window

River

Seine

At around 6.45pm, fire breaks out in the roof space which is surrounded by scaffolding

 

The blaze spreads quickly to the spire, which later collapses and falls through the roof

 

Over the next four hours, the fire burns through most of the cathedral’s ribbed roof, made up of hundreds of oak beams, some dating back to the 13th century

 

Firefighters battled to stop the flames reaching the wooden frame of the 69m-high towers which could have brought down the cathedral bells and potentially both stone gothic towers

Spire

Fire spreads from

the area covered

by scaffolding

Gothic

towers

Transept

Direction

of fire

South rose

window

River

Seine

At around 6.45pm, fire breaks out in the roof space which is surrounded by scaffolding

 

The blaze spreads quickly to the spire, which later collapses and falls through the roof

 

Over the next four hours, the fire burns through most of the cathedral’s ribbed

roof, made up of hundreds of oak beams, some dating back to the 13th century

 

Firefighters battled to stop the flames reaching the wooden frame of the 69m-high towers which could have brought down the cathedral bells and potentially both stone gothic towers

At around 6.45pm, fire breaks out in the roof space which is surrounded by scaffolding

 

The blaze spreads quickly to the spire, which later collapses and falls through the roof

 

Over the next four hours, the fire burns through most of the cathedral’s ribbed roof, made up of hundreds of oak beams, some dating back to the 13th century

 

Firefighters battled to stop the flames reaching the wooden frame of the 69m-high towers which could have brought down the cathedral bells and potentially both stone gothic towers

Spire

Fire spreads from

the area covered

by scaffolding

Gothic

towers

Transept

Direction

of fire

South rose

window

River

Seine

At around 6.45pm, fire breaks out in the roof space which is surrounded by scaffolding

 

The blaze spreads quickly to the spire, which later collapses and falls through the roof

 

Over the next four hours, the fire burns through most of the cathedral’s ribbed roof, made up of hundreds of oak beams, some dating back to the 13th century

 

Firefighters battled to stop the flames reaching the wooden frame of the 69m-high towers which could have brought down the cathedral bells and potentially both stone gothic towers

Spire

Fire spreads from

the area covered

by scaffolding

Gothic

towers

Transept

South rose

window

River

Seine