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Rouen Cathedral fire brought under control in Normandy
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City authorities say blaze in spire contained after plume of smoke seen rising from 12th-century gothic building
Firefighters in the Normandy city of Rouen have managed to bring a fire in its world-famous gothic cathedral under control, calming fears of another disaster at one of France’s architectural jewels five years after the devastation of Notre Dame.
Initial television images showed a dark plume of smoke rising from the cathedral spire and people in the streets below looking up in horror.
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