What We Know and Don’t Know About the Notre-Dame Fire The fire began at about 6:30 p.m., and destroyed the cathedral’s spire and about two-thirds of the roof, officials said. The Paris fire chief said it began in the attic. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Women Outnumber Men in Oxford’s Newest Class. It Only Took 1,000 Years.Training Quick and Staffing Unfinished, Army Units Brace for Surging TalibanJulian Assange Asks U.K. Court to Drop His Arrest WarrantDavos, Mueller, Syria: Your Friday Evening BriefingGrounded and Gutted, Main Afghan Airline Struggles After Taliban AttackOn Turkey’s Border with Syria, I Found People Keen for War