Vice News video from last year says the flying buttresses were starting to shift, threatening the structural integrity of Notre Dame. https://t.co/iAyn3pWYyy— Maggie Koerth-Baker (@maggiekb1) April 15, 2019
Read this ... it's pretty clear both church and state were already pissed at each other about Notre Dame's condition before renovations even began. https://t.co/J2hWgFxQVJ— Maggie Koerth-Baker (@maggiekb1) April 15, 2019
Also, a sense of scale:
The ceiling of Notre Dame contained 13,000 oak trees cut in the 12th century. An entire forest, essentially.— Neil King (@NKingofDC) April 15, 2019
And some shade if you're extremely online:
Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame fire under control. All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.— Sécurité Civile Fr (@SecCivileFrance) April 15, 2019