Obelix   11 #1 Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) It's doing a York minster... It doesn't look good from what I can see...  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794 Edited April 15, 2019 by Obelix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bash Street   10 #2 Posted April 15, 2019 Just watched it online, crying shame, I just hate old buildings and/or artefacts like this getting destroyed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pss60   10 #3 Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Its very sad to see this happening, and restoring it will be abn awfully long job and will take many years. Just a small part of York Minister took four years to restore - this will be a far bigger job and might take until the 2040s. Edited April 15, 2019 by pss60 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
janie48   97 #4 Posted April 15, 2019 Just seen it on the news, apparently restoration work was in progress.  It's a fierce fire totally out of control.  Yes let's hope everyone is safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pss60   10 #5 Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, janie48 said: Just seen it on the news, apparently restoration work was in progress.  It's a fierce fire totally out of control.  Yes let's hope everyone is safe. There's going to be an awful lot more restoration work after this. It seems according to some reports that the restoration work might be responsible for this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spilldig   188 #6 Posted April 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, janie48 said: Just seen it on the news, apparently restoration work was in progress.  It's a fierce fire totally out of control.  Yes let's hope everyone is safe. Amen to that. A bad event indeed, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #7 Posted April 15, 2019 At least if restoration work was going on it wouldnt have been open to the public? which is a very good thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M   1,625 #8 Posted April 15, 2019 It seems that today's date, 15th April is a momentous one in history  Titanic sinks The millions starving in China Jallianwala Bagh massacre Hillsborough disaster And now Notre Dame up in flames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,972 #9 Posted April 15, 2019 22 minutes ago, Mister M said: It seems that today's date, 15th April is a momentous one in history  Titanic sinks The millions starving in China Jallianwala Bagh massacre Hillsborough disaster And now Notre Dame up in flames It does make you wonder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Longcol   602 #10 Posted April 15, 2019 22 minutes ago, Mister M said: It seems that today's date, 15th April is a momentous one in history  Titanic sinks The millions starving in China Jallianwala Bagh massacre Hillsborough disaster And now Notre Dame up in flames Conspiracy theorists will have a field day.......................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Tony   10 #11 Posted April 15, 2019 It's lucky it didn't happen tomorrow, on the 16th April, then it would competing for diary space with the Battle of Culloden Sinking of the Goya Cuba turning Communist Virginia Tech shooting Iran earthquake  and of course the discovery of LSD.   It's very sad.    Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Obelix   11 #12 Posted April 15, 2019 It's looking like the shell will stand.  I heard her strike 8pm desipte the fire reaching the main towers. Didn't strike 9pm though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...