The historic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in France was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning.
This fire comes just over a year after the blaze at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris.
The cause and severity of this fire is currently unknown, though it is being described in the French media as “devastating.” Firefighters are currently on the scene.
Construction on the Nantes Cathedral began in 1434 and took 457 years to complete. It was also damaged during World War II and survived a fire in 1972.
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Posted by mancinblack on Sat, 18 Jul 2020 13:18 | #
Those lovely refugees: Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Cathedral in Nantes arson suspect arrested.
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of arson in the historic Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Cathedral in Nantes. The building caught fire on Saturday, but can be saved given the in-time deployment of the fire brigade.
According to the French RTL, it was a 39-year-old Rwandan refugee who worked as a volunteer in the cathedral.
The man, who was already arrested on Saturday, would have been angry about the state of his residence permit which had expired. He reportedly complained about his rights as a migrant in France in recent weeks. Rwandans were responsible for locking the church on Friday evening.
Authorities already spoke of a possible arson on Saturday, because the fire broke out in three different places at the same time.
Posted by Muslim on Notre Dame balcony as fire begins? on Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:12 | #
That does, indeed, appear to be a Muslim walking to greet a small group of men on the Notre Dame balcony as the fire is beginning.
Translated from Polish by Microsoft
Who is the man captured by the cameras?
A. Bellman B. Tourist C. Fireman D. Physician E. Engineer ?