A major fire on Monday began to burn at France’s world-famous Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. Flames could be seen rising through the top of the monument. Its tall, narrow spire later collapsed. The cathedral dates back to the 12th century. French writer Victor Hugo used it as the setting of his famous story, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, first published in 1831. The cathedral is one of the world’s most famous tourist sites. About 12 million people visit Notre-Dame each year. It sits in the center of Paris, along the Seine River. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo wrote on Twitter Monday, “A terrible fire is underway at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.” Hidalgo added that Paris firefighters were still trying to contain the fire. She urged people to stay away from the area. As the cathedral's roof continued to burn, a police officer near the scene told Reuters news agency, “Everything is collapsing.”
Title: Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral Burning
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collapsed.</span> <span data-start-time='18479' data-end-time='23500'>The cathedral dates back to the 12th century.</span> <span data-start-time='23500' data-end-time='36604'>French writer Victor Hugo used it as the setting of his famous story, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, first published in 1831.</span> <span data-start-time='36604' data-end-time='43104'>The cathedral is one of the world’s most famous tourist sites.</span> <span data-start-time='43104' data-end-time='48729'>About 12 million people visit Notre-Dame each year.</span> <span data-start-time='48729' data-end-time='53896'>It sits in the center of Paris, along the Seine River.</span> <span data-start-time='53896' data-end-time='66333'>The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo wrote on Twitter Monday, “A terrible fire is underway at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.”</span> <span data-start-time='66333' data-end-time='73333'>Hidalgo added that Paris firefighters were still trying to contain the fire.</span> <span data-start-time='73333' data-end-time='77917'>She urged people to stay away from the area.</span> <span data-start-time='77917' data-end-time='89792'>As the cathedral's roof continued to burn, a police officer near the scene told Reuters news agency, “Everything is collapsing.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3281/9A535399-CD2A-46E8-ADEB-651A0C2F3610_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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