In Paris, people gathered in plazas and street corners, eyes trained on the all-consuming fire at the Notre Dame cathedral. The rest of the world gathered via screens big and small. United in helplessness. Unsure of what to say. But compelled to watch.
Monday's outbreak of fire at the Notre Dame cathedral was first captured by the camera phones of tourists and local journalists.One of the first social media posts came from a user named Ally, who tweeted a video of the smoke and wrote, in French,"Smoke escapes from Notre Dame ?! A fire ??" The question marks reflected the day's disbelief.De la fumée s'échappe de notre dame ?! Un incendie ?? #paris #notredamedeparis pic.twitter.
— Ally April 15, 2019 Eyewitness videos showed the progression of the fire as newsrooms scrambled to send staffers to the scene. One of the most-shared posts about the fire on Twitter had a one-word caption:"Horrible."Read MoreParisians held their phones aloft, so they'd have their own copies of history burning, or so that they'd have something to do besides just watch in dismay. Some called loved ones.
— Sophie Gilbert April 15, 2019 People reached for ways to say that they were at a loss for words.Social media abhors a vacuum, of course. So there was lots and lots said.Dawna Friesen, one of the top TV news anchors in Canada, tweeted,"I don't want to sound too dramatic...but why do these flames destroying 700 years of history feel like a representation of the times we are living?"The whole world was able to watch live — but, sadly, that was all we were able to do.
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