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