France basilica fire: Saint-Donatien in Nantes in ruins

[Digitonomy]

A huge fire has destroyed part of the 19th Century basilica of Saint-Donatien in the French city of Nantes.

The blaze broke out on Monday after morning Mass, with worshippers evacuated from the building, Rev Benoit Bertrand told local media.

Around 40 firefighters worked to extinguish the flames, which are believed to have originated on the roof where [waterproofing] work was being carried out.

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[Della]

How sad! At least no one was hurt, thanks be for that!

 

[FollowChrist34]

This is so sad.

 

[Path_Finder]

The blaze broke out at around 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT) and may have been linked to “waterproofing work”, according to the city’s chief fire officer.

bbc.com/news/world-europe-33134463

People were there when all of this happened.

Here is a very good picture of the Basilica: i-cms.linternaute.com/image_cms/original/230050-le-cimetiere-saint-donatien.jpg

All of that architectural history is so beautiful, I have a friend in Caen who I visited once.

 

[Aletheian]

Terrible, just terrible. I hope it can be reconstructed to its former glory. Catholic architecture is truly marvelous and must be protected and preserved.