Watch the dramatic moment when the spire on the NotreDame Cathedral collapses into flames in Paris. Read the latest here:
Flames and smoke rose in the sky behind the singers. A couple hundred people kneeling in prayer at the centre of a larger group, who are standing around the edge and joining in the hymns between the prayers.
Macron tweeted after the blaze broke out in the cathedral's spire on Monday he was sad to see "a part of us being on fire."His administration says Macron is heading to Notre Dame.The deputy mayor of Paris says Notre Dame Cathedral has suffered "colossal damages" from a fire that started in the spire and caused it to collapse.
Trump wrote on Twitter after the fire broke out Monday: "So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris" and made suggestions for how first responders should tackle it.Firefighters were trying to contain the fire when the cathedral's spire collapsed. Authorities say the wooden interior now is burning.
The cathedral is home to incalculable works of art and is one of the world's most famous tourist attractions. Located on the Ile de la Cite in the centre of Paris, the Gothic cathedral is among the most famous from the Middle Ages and was built on the ruins of two earlier churches.French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a televised speech to the nation because of a massive fire enveloping the top of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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