Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire Monday, sending smoke billowing into the Paris skyline in photos and videos captured by locals and tourists alike.
Shiv Malik, author and former investigative journalist for The Guardian, shared a video with the caption, “Notre Dame, Paris, is on fire and it feels like the end of the world.”
Notre Dame, Paris, is on fire and it feels like the end of the world. pic.twitter.com/qYYk7ewipq
— Shiv Malik (@shivmalik) April 15, 2019
Al Jazeera producer Tristan Redman noted that it didn’t look good.
#NotreDame fire looks big from our view at Tour Montparnasse. Smoke and flames high into the sky. Looks to be moving fast pic.twitter.com/gffZqKHWuW
— Tristan Redman (@TristanAJE) April 15, 2019
Flames from roof of Notre Dame #NotreDame #paris pic.twitter.com/k7PT2hEOn2
— Tristan Redman (@TristanAJE) April 15, 2019
Horrible #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/BndHQRO1b5
— Solveig Godeluck (@Solwii) April 15, 2019
#NotreDame, 700 years of history in flames. Just now. pic.twitter.com/vO7Mpg3i4g
— Bette Dam (@BetteDam) April 15, 2019
BREAKING: #Paris landmark, Notre Dame Cathedral, is on fire #NotreDamedeParis #NotreDame #France pic.twitter.com/xJ9FJRCRvX
— Auskar Surbakti (@AuskarSurbakti) April 15, 2019
Smoke billowing from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. pic.twitter.com/mvx4jN19fH
— David Almacy (@almacy) April 15, 2019
Watching this huge cloud of smoke from #NotreDame on fire pic.twitter.com/qzh5Mztc37
— Fergal Keane (@fergalkeane47) April 15, 2019
JUST IN: Police in Paris say the Notre Dame cathedral is on fire https://t.co/EOjpBXDoDQ pic.twitter.com/GXF1FGWWly
— CNN (@CNN) April 15, 2019
The moment #NotreDame’s spire fell pic.twitter.com/XUcr6Iob0b
— Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) April 15, 2019
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, called for residents and tourists to stay away from the area because of security concerns.