Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral suffers a horrific fire

The city of Paris came to a stop following the terrible fire that broke out at the iconic Notre-Dame cathedral.

The French police quickly blocked off the area and evacuated several tourist groups. 

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to give a major speech to discuss measures related to the Yellow Vest protests.

The French leader took to his Twitter account to share an emotional message in which he expresses with deep sadness at seeing this great monument being razed:

"The Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris is on fire. The shock of an entire nation. Think about all the Catholics and the French. Like all of our compatriots, I am sad tonight to see this part of us being burned," he wrote.