City authorities say blaze in spire contained after plume of smoke seen rising from 12th-century gothic building
Rouen cathedral fire: latest updates
A fire in the spire of Rouen’s gothic cathedral has been brought under control, authorities in the Normandy city have said.
Initial television images, reminiscent of the fire at Notre Dame in Paris in 2019, showed a dark plume of smoke rising from the spire and people in the streets below looking up in horror.
Continue reading…City authorities say blaze in spire contained after plume of smoke seen rising from 12th-century gothic buildingRouen cathedral fire: latest updatesA fire in the spire of Rouen’s gothic cathedral has been brought under control, authorities in the Normandy city have said.Initial television images, reminiscent of the fire at Notre Dame in Paris in 2019, showed a dark plume of smoke rising from the spire and people in the streets below looking up in horror. Continue reading…