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Firefighters battle fire at Nantes cathedral

(18 Jul 2020) FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE FIRE AT NANTES CATHEDRAL A fire broke out Saturday (18 JULY 2020) in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes, shattering stained glass windows and sending black smoke billowing from between its towers as firefighters fought the blaze. Residents and tourists watched aghast, and emergency workers cordoned off the area around the St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, in the historical center of this city on the Loire River. The local firefighter service warned people to avoid the area while efforts to extinguish the blaze were ongoing. A City Hall official said the fire broke out Saturday morning inside the cathedral, and the cause is unclear. The official is not authorized to be publicly named. The fire broke the main stained glass windows between the two towers of the 15th century cathedral, which also suffered a serious fire in 1972. The blaze brought back memories of the devastating blaze in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris last year that destroyed its roof, collapsed its spire and threatened to topple the medieval monument. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...