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Fire devastates Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. Photo by Eliot Blondet /ABACAPRESS.COM.

Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. Source: Photo by Eliot Blondet AAP ABACAPRESS.COM

One of the world's most famous landmarks has been left in ruins by a massive fire.


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By Gareth Boreham

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One of the world's most famous landmarks has been left in ruins by a massive fire.


Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris has been engulfed by flames with its main spire collapsing and large parts of the twelfth-century building gutted.

As this reports shows, French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to re-build the historic cathedral.


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