Huge fire engulfs Saint-Donatien in Nantes, France
A massive fire destroyed part of the Basilica of Saint Donatien and Saint Rogatien in Nantes, France, this morning, according to the BBC.
The fire may have been started accidentally started by two roof workers, ITV reports. No injuries are reported. The fire started after the cathedral's morning mass, and everyone was evacuated.
This video shows the roof has been entirely destroyed:
People tweeted photos of the blaze:
Pozar bazyliki #SaintDonatien w #Nantes ZDJECIA i FILM: http://t.co/4uFy8q1QRI pic.twitter.com/4JeyfuqyWS
- Radio ZET NEWS (@RadioZET_NEWS) June 15, 2015
Some live video:
Incendie à la basilique Saint Donatien #nantes https://t.co/wAlTUzTROI
- Maxime CLAVAL (@MaximeClaval) June 15, 2015
Terriblement affecté, comme tous les habitants de mon quartier, par l'incendie de la Basilique Saint Donatien #Nantes pic.twitter.com/ouaCQrvebk
- Jordan Bulteau (@Jordan_Bulteau) June 15, 2015
The fire could be seen across all of Nantes.
Terrible. "@BBCBreaking: Pictures show fire engulfing roof of #Nantes #SaintDonatien basilica http://t.co/f1vomc8J18 pic.twitter.com/3xanAwo1cK"
- Molly McCann (@molmccann) June 15, 2015
By about midday the fire was under control but much of the cathedral was a blackened shell.
The basilica dates back to the 1800s. Here is what it looked like in happier times:
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