LOOK: French fire services 'not sure' if Notre-Dame fire can be stopped
Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. A speedboat travels down the river Seine as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019.
A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed cathedral Monday evening, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky. Meanwhile, crowds of stunned Parisians and tourists -- some crying, others offering prayers -- watched on in horror as flames engulfed the cathedral. "Paris is disfigured. The city will never be like it was before," said Philippe, a communications worker in his mid-30s, who had biked over after being alerted of the fire by a friend.
Another woman passed by, tears streaming from behind her glasses, too overwhelmed to speak to reporters. Sam Ogden, 50, had arrived from London on Monday with her husband, their two teenaged sons, and her mother. They had come to Paris specifically to see Notre-Dame, part of a world tour over years to see historic sites.She said the fire looked tiny at the beginning, "then within an hour it all came down."A short distance away stood another British family, also from London.
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