The view of the fire that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The fire burned for 12 hours and destroyed the spire and rose windows on the cathedral. (TNS)

Loud and Clear: Hellfire

“Like fire. Hellfire.”  These lyrics from the song “Hellfire,” from the movie “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” scorched into my brain the moment I found out the Notre Dame in Paris, France was burning. 



Smoke and flames rise from the Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019, in Paris after a fire broke out Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, collapsing the spire. The cause is yet unknown but officials said it was possibly linked to ongoing renovation work.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Catastrophic fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

PARIS (AP) — A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. France’s Interior Ministry said firefighters might not be able to save the structure.










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