(WXYZ) — 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
pic.twitter.com/CODbGLk9DU
— 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
