Notre Dame fire: Paris cathedral destroyed by inferno

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild Notre Dame with help from the international community after a devastating fire gutted the famous Catholic cathedral last night. Nobody has been injured, junior interior minister Laurent Nunez said at the scene, adding: 'It's too early to determine the causes of the fire' The burning orange of the flames can be seen through the rose petal window this evening as Parisians and tourists look on in horror as the blaze continues to spread at the cathedral People watch in Paris this evening as the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral continues to swarm the building, as firefighters fight to contain it The spire collapses while flames are burning through the roof at teh Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris today. Officials in Paris said the fire could be linked to restoration works as the peak of the church is currently undergoing a 6 million-euro renovation project The spire seen leaning slightly over as it began to give way because of the fire ripping through its foundations and the rest of the roof One of the turrets on the cathedral before it collapsed at around 7.00pm this evening and afterwards at around 7.30pm French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted shortly after the fire broke out that he was sad to see 'a part of us burn' and sent his sympathies to people across France A visibly upset Emmanual Macron walking near the Notre Dame Cathedral as it burns and locals watch on helplessly 'Notre-Dame survived all the wars, all the bombardments. The spire of Paris's famous Notre Dame cathedral has already collapsed earlier this evening A man holds his hands on his head in despair as the smoke billows from the cathedral this evening as firefighers desperately battle the blaze People kneel on the pavement as they pray outside watching the flames engulf Notre Dame Cathedral this evening A woman with tears in her eyes clasps her hands in front of her as she watches the flames spread over the cathedral, and a man puts his head in his hands in despair Parisians and toursits look on in utter shock as the flames engulf the historic cathedral, which is visited by millions every year A woman reacts with shock as she watches the flames engulf the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this evening Firefighters using hoses from all four sides of Notre Dame to try and douse the flames which tore through the building at a startling pace Firefighters look on at the fire fire at the landmark Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris as they cross a bridge over the river Seine Parisians gather on the River Seine this evening to look at the flames spreading throughout the cathedral. Parisians prayed and cried as they watched it burn French fire crew gather on the parvis in front door of the Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday evening as flames are burning its roof in Paris Officials say the blaze could be linked to renovation works as the spire has been undergoing a $6.8million renovation this year The blaze could be seen from across Paris on Monday night as officials in the city said a major operation was in place to put it out Earlier on Monday evening small amounts of smoke were spotted above the landmark as the fire took hold Earlier on Monday evening small amounts of smoke were spotted above the landmark as the fire took hold Earlier on Monday evening small amounts of smoke were spotted above the landmark as the fire took hold Our Lady of Paris: The 850-year-old cathedral that survived being sacked in the Revolution to become Europe's most-visited historical monument Intrigued by tales of Quasimodo, fascinated by the gargoyles, or on a pilgrimage to see the Crown of Thorns said to have rested on Jesus' head on the Cross, more than 13 million people each year flock to see Europe's most popular historic monument.