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France's Rouen Cathedral Fire Doused, No Major Damage Reported
The fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city Rouen has been extinguished, local fire services said, with no major damage reported.
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Volunteer Confesses To Setting 15th Century French Cathedral On Fire
A volunteer church assistant has confessed to setting the fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, his lawyer said Sunday, though his motives remain a mystery.
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Major Fire At Famous 15th Century Cathedral In French City
Fire erupted Saturday inside a gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, but firefighters brought the blaze under control within hours, emergency services said.
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France's Notre-Dame Cathedral To Be Rebuilt As It Was Before Inferno
Paris' centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed in a fire last year, the public body in charge of its restoration said on Thursday.
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Notre-Dame: Lone Bell Chime To Mark Cathedral's Fire Anniversary In Paris
A lone bell will ring out from what remains of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, the sole event planned to mark a year since a massive blaze nearly destroyed one of the world's most revered monuments.
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Heavy Hearts As Notre-Dame In Paris Misses Christmas Mass In 200 Years
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was unable to hold Christmas Eve Mass for the first time in more than 200 years after a fire ravaged its structure in April.
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Cigarette, Electric Fault Possible Causes Of Notre-Dame Fire: Officials
A badly stubbed-out cigarette or an electrical fault could have started the devastating fire that ripped through Notre-Dame cathedral in April, Paris prosecutors said Wednesday, ruling out any criminal intent.
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Paris's Notre-Dame To Host First Mass After 2 Months Of Devastating Blaze
The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will host its first mass on Saturday, exactly two months after the devastating blaze that shocked France and the world.
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France Salutes 'Exemplary' Firefighters For Saving Notre-Dame Cathedral
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed as "exemplary" hundreds of firefighters who saved Notre-Dame in the devastating blaze, as efforts intensified to shore up the still fragile cathedral.
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France To Launch International Contest To Rebuild Notre-Dame Spire: PM
France will invite architects from around the world to submit designs for rebuilding the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral that was destroyed in a devastating blaze, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday.
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Notre-Dame's Rooster Statue Found "Battered" In Debris Of Paris Cathedral
A wrought copper statue of a rooster that sat atop Notre-Dame has been found "battered" in the debris of the Paris cathedral following its devastating fire, France's culture ministry said.
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"Like A Bombing": Daylight Reveals Extent Of Notre-Dame Damage
Shards of stained glass from priceless medieval windows. A gaping hole above the choir area where the spire crashed down. Charred debris from the collapsed roof scattered on the ground.
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"Will Rebuild Notre-Dame More Beautifully In 5 Years": Emmanuel Macron
President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that France would rebuild the fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying he hoped the work would be done in five years and the French people would pull together to repair their national symbol.
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Bells To Toll Across England In 'Solidarity' For Notre-Dame On Thursday
Church bells will toll across England on Thursday in "solidarity" with France and its people as they mourn the Notre-Dame blaze, Prime Minister Theresa May said.
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Some Notre-Dame Treasures Saved By French Firefighters
Around 400 French firefighters faced a rapidly spreading fire at Notre-Dame as they arrived on the scene Monday evening, but appeared to have prevented the complete destruction of the cathedral and managed to rescue some of its priceless artifacts by rushing inside, officials said.
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France's Rouen Cathedral Fire Doused, No Major Damage Reported
The fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city Rouen has been extinguished, local fire services said, with no major damage reported.
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Volunteer Confesses To Setting 15th Century French Cathedral On Fire
A volunteer church assistant has confessed to setting the fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, his lawyer said Sunday, though his motives remain a mystery.
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Major Fire At Famous 15th Century Cathedral In French City
Fire erupted Saturday inside a gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, but firefighters brought the blaze under control within hours, emergency services said.
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France's Notre-Dame Cathedral To Be Rebuilt As It Was Before Inferno
Paris' centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed in a fire last year, the public body in charge of its restoration said on Thursday.
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Notre-Dame: Lone Bell Chime To Mark Cathedral's Fire Anniversary In Paris
A lone bell will ring out from what remains of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, the sole event planned to mark a year since a massive blaze nearly destroyed one of the world's most revered monuments.
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Heavy Hearts As Notre-Dame In Paris Misses Christmas Mass In 200 Years
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was unable to hold Christmas Eve Mass for the first time in more than 200 years after a fire ravaged its structure in April.
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Cigarette, Electric Fault Possible Causes Of Notre-Dame Fire: Officials
A badly stubbed-out cigarette or an electrical fault could have started the devastating fire that ripped through Notre-Dame cathedral in April, Paris prosecutors said Wednesday, ruling out any criminal intent.
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Paris's Notre-Dame To Host First Mass After 2 Months Of Devastating Blaze
The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will host its first mass on Saturday, exactly two months after the devastating blaze that shocked France and the world.
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France Salutes 'Exemplary' Firefighters For Saving Notre-Dame Cathedral
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed as "exemplary" hundreds of firefighters who saved Notre-Dame in the devastating blaze, as efforts intensified to shore up the still fragile cathedral.
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France To Launch International Contest To Rebuild Notre-Dame Spire: PM
France will invite architects from around the world to submit designs for rebuilding the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral that was destroyed in a devastating blaze, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday.
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Notre-Dame's Rooster Statue Found "Battered" In Debris Of Paris Cathedral
A wrought copper statue of a rooster that sat atop Notre-Dame has been found "battered" in the debris of the Paris cathedral following its devastating fire, France's culture ministry said.
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"Like A Bombing": Daylight Reveals Extent Of Notre-Dame Damage
Shards of stained glass from priceless medieval windows. A gaping hole above the choir area where the spire crashed down. Charred debris from the collapsed roof scattered on the ground.
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"Will Rebuild Notre-Dame More Beautifully In 5 Years": Emmanuel Macron
President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that France would rebuild the fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying he hoped the work would be done in five years and the French people would pull together to repair their national symbol.
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Bells To Toll Across England In 'Solidarity' For Notre-Dame On Thursday
Church bells will toll across England on Thursday in "solidarity" with France and its people as they mourn the Notre-Dame blaze, Prime Minister Theresa May said.
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Some Notre-Dame Treasures Saved By French Firefighters
Around 400 French firefighters faced a rapidly spreading fire at Notre-Dame as they arrived on the scene Monday evening, but appeared to have prevented the complete destruction of the cathedral and managed to rescue some of its priceless artifacts by rushing inside, officials said.
