ROUEN, France: A hearth broke out on Thursday (Jul 11) within the spire of the cathedral within the northern French metropolis Rouen, its mayor stated, sharing a photograph of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.
The fireplace’s “origin is unknown at this level”, Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol posted on X, including that “all public sources are mobilised” to struggle the fireplace.
Native hearth service SDIS76 stated the alarm was raised round noon (6pm, Singapore time) and that 33 automobiles and 63 firefighters have been on the scene.
“Fireplace broke out on the tip of the spire, which is not manufactured from wooden, however somewhat steel,” the prefecture of the Seine-Maritime division advised AFP.
The monument is “at the moment present process restoration work”, it added.
It was not instantly clear whether or not the wooden body of the spire was ablaze.
Fireplace within the picket body of the roof was behind the large 2019 injury to the world-famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the place repairs are solely now nearing completion.
The Our Girl of the Assumption cathedral has been evacuated and a safety perimeter arrange, the prefecture stated.
Individuals ought to “keep away to present house for emergency responders to work,” it added.
Development started on Rouen’s cathedral within the twelfth Century, based on its web site, with work lasting a number of centuries till it achieved its current type.
