Notre-Dame Cathedral In Paris Is On Fire (Photos)

On Monday afternoon, a fire broke out at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said.

Images posted on social media showed flames and huge clouds of smoke billowing above the roof of the gothic cathedral, the most visited historic monument in Europe.

It was not immediately clear what had caused the fire. The police were treating the incident as an accident, France 2 television reported.