Stormtracker TF
07-22-2003, 01:46 PM
I was watching CNN and they're saying its on fire, anyone else hear this?
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View Full Version : Eiffel Tower Stormtracker TF 07-22-2003, 01:46 PM I was watching CNN and they're saying its on fire, anyone else hear this? Stormtracker TF 07-22-2003, 01:50 PM From MSNBC.com Smoke billowing from Eiffel tower BREAKING NEWS PARIS, July 22 — French television broadcast live images of smoke billowing out of the top floor of the Eiffel Tower in the heart of Paris Tuesday. LCI television channel broadcast images of a trail of smoke rising into the blue sky from the top part of the famous tower. A newscaster said tourists were being kept away from the structure. More details to follow ... Small Wonderian 07-22-2003, 01:51 PM Originally posted by King TheFonz I was watching CNN and they're saying its on fire, anyone else hear this? Yeah, it said that smoke and fire is coming from the top floor of the Eiffel Tower. :eek: :confused: ¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 07-22-2003, 01:58 PM Yeah, I heard about it during Days. Did anyone else think it was the Empire State Building at first? Kay Scarpetta 07-22-2003, 02:56 PM Oh God... I wonder how this happened. I hope it was by accident. Brian 07-22-2003, 03:20 PM I read about that. Sort of reminds me of the movie "The Towering Inferno." Three'sCompanyrules 07-22-2003, 03:25 PM Yeah I heard about it on Fox news, last I heard they think it may be an electrical problem, but that hasn't been confirmed. kimmy gibler 07-22-2003, 03:27 PM Uh oh! :( Max Whittaker 07-22-2003, 04:03 PM Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤ Did anyone else think it was the Empire State Building at first? :blush: :nod: I always mix the two up... I hope no one got hurt. Stormtracker TF 07-22-2003, 05:11 PM Here's another article. Glad no one was hurt. http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/WORLD/europe/07/22/eiffel.tower/story.eiffel2.cnni.jpg PARIS, France -- Smoke was seen billowing from the top of the Eiffel Tower after an electrical fire broke out in an area housing television equipment. The Parisian landmark was evacuated as smoke poured from the third floor Tuesday, police told CNN. The source of the blaze was an electrical box in a "technical room" housing antenna equipment, they added. Fire crews brought the blaze under control as a Civil Protection helicopter hovered overhead. No injuries have been reported, and the blaze appeared to be in an area inaccessible to tourists. A Reuters reporter close to the tower said there was a "fairly thin trail" of gray smoke sifting into the blue sky. The 1,069-foot iron-laced tower draws six million visitors a year, making it among the most popular paying tourist attractions in the world. The tower was built by Gustav Eiffel for the 1889 World's Fair. Small Wonderian 07-22-2003, 05:15 PM Thank goodness that the fire is under control and no one was injured or killed. |