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Post by clarencebunsen on Apr 15, 2019 14:03:02 GMT -5
A massive fire, streaming live right now.
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Post by Clipper on Apr 15, 2019 15:02:47 GMT -5
I see two possible reasons for the fire. Either a construction worker started it accidentally, or with the terror incidents in France of late, it may have been purposely set in an act of terror.
A very sad day in history for sure. It will be interesting to ultimately learn the cause.
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Post by BHU on Apr 15, 2019 15:34:37 GMT -5
The French Govt. is now saying they may not be able to save the Cathedral. It does not look good.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 15:54:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 16:17:17 GMT -5
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Post by clarencebunsen on Apr 15, 2019 18:34:58 GMT -5
During our epic vacation in 2017 we spent 3 days in Paris. Of course Notre Dame was one of our stops. I was willing to attempt the stair climb to the top but Barb was not. What a magnificent building, what a horrible loss.
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Post by Clipper on Apr 17, 2019 9:38:25 GMT -5
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/notre-dame-attic-was-known-as-the-forest-and-it-burned-like-one/ar-BBW0ulY?li=BBnb7Kz Am I reading this article correctly? Does the cathedral have a LEAD roof? Lead has a fairly low melting point and probably melted and is contaminating all of the debris from the fallen roof. That in itself will complicate the cleanup and disposal of the debris in a proper hazardous materials handling operation. I have no idea what environmental laws may be in place in France, but I imagine if such a scenario existed here in the US, all of that debris would require special handling and burial in a lined and capped landfill. I can only imagine the quantity of lead that would be used to cover a roof that size, and how much pollution went into the river with the runoff from the firefighting operations.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 10:23:39 GMT -5
No building codes 700 years ago. Either way its a day that will go down in infamy!
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