The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire Monday , police said.
"Notre Dame Fire in progress," police said on Twitter. "Avoid the area and facilitate the passage of emergency vehicles and intervention of the @prefpolice."
People took to social media as the fire continues to burn to express their devastation at the fire and also show off photos.
— Solveig Godeluck (@Solwii) April 15, 2019
Am praying for Notre Dame🙏🏻
— Cher (@cher) April 15, 2019
i'm crying so hard my heart hurts #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/e3T3SePkRZ
— clara is ʲᵃᵐᵃᶦˢ ᵛᵘ (@trivianity) April 15, 2019
My god the loss. The glass alone #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/K2ti0iYsS3
— Jennifer Carole (@jcarole) April 15, 2019
Major fire erupts in the Cathedral
700 years of history in flames 😢😥 #NotreDame #NotreDameFire pic.twitter.com/VekgwAh3KE
— Kaushik Ram (@KaushikRam) April 15, 2019
I genuinely hope the Notre Dame is saved, seeing this much history go up in smoke is heartbreaking pic.twitter.com/JMRLlyXd4w
— Sarissa (@FKSarissa) April 15, 2019
#NotreDame it's so heartbreaking to watch,hopefully everything will be fine... pic.twitter.com/pS7KDvgZfG
— Banu | PERSONA (@goldenchims) April 15, 2019
Heartbreaking
— gunner-gal26 (@gunner_x49) April 15, 2019
This breaks my heart!!!!!!! It's truly DEVASTATING!!!!! OMG!!! #Paris #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/7i6U08f09D
— Cherish Burnham (@cherishburnham) April 15, 2019
#NotreDame is burning.... super sad day... pic.twitter.com/Sm0hrNQkNi
— Nicolas Dubouis (@nicolasdubouis) April 15, 2019
