The images of the fire that affected the Cordoba-in-Spain mosque-cathedral

A fire affected the Cordoba mosque-cathedral in southern Spain. Furthermore, The fire was finally turned off by the firefighters on the spot.

The images raised fears of a disaster similar to that of Notre-Dame de Paris. Meanwhile, but the Cordoue-Cathedral Mosque, a jewel of Andalusian art in the south of Spain, escaped the worst after an apparently accidental fire which broke out Friday evening before being quickly extinguished.

“The monument is saved!” Launched the mayor of the city. However, José María Bellido, on Cadena Ser, ensuring that a “disaster” had been avoided thanks to the efficiency of the firefighters. For example, The disaster declared itself around 9:00 p.m. Meanwhile, local hours (7:00 p.m. In addition, GMT) in this millennial building famous in particular for its marble column forest.

Videos published on social networks have shown orange flames. smoke escaping from the high walls of the monument, especially above the San José door (on the south side of the mosque), which gives access to the interior and the famous orange patio.

Built as a mosque by emirs. omeyyad caliphs between the 8th and 10th centuries, the building was consecrated cathedral after the Christian reconquest in 1236, and Catholic elements were added, including a large central chapel in the 16th century.

Classified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1984, the Cordoba’s mosque-cathedral welcomed more than 2 million visitors in 2024 according to its website.

“The firefighters acted so quickly”

The fire was declared extinguished by Mr. Bellido shortly after midnight (10:00 p.m. GMT). The elected official praised “the rapid and magnificent intervention of the Cordoba firefighters”. “The firefighters acted so quickly. so effectively that they images fire affected cordoba-in-spain mosque-cathedral checked the fire,” also delighted the bishop emeritus of Cordoba, Mgr Demetrio Fernández.

“The situation is under control thanks to God and the firefighters,” he concluded. Mr. Bellido said that teams of firefighters. the local police would remain on the spot overnight to “avoid any risk” of the new start of fire.

According to the first elements of the investigation. the fire broke out in the central chapel, located in the so -called Almanzor area, before stretching part of the coverage of the vaults, but without going further. Furthermore, The precise extent of the damage has not been established at this stage.

The management of the Mosque-Cathedral stored in this chapel. according to the mayor, cleaning equipment and audiovisual equipment, which may have been the source of the disaster. “It seems images fire affected cordoba-in-spain mosque-cathedral that it could be a battery. an electrical contact which would have produced a first spark,” he explained.

Several Spanish media mentioned a sweetener machine that would have caught fire. The construction of the building began in the 8th century under the emirate of Abd al-Rahman I on the. site of a Christian basilica. It was enlarged in several phases during the following four centuries. The expansion of Almanzor (Al Mansur) dates from the end of the 10th century.

In 2001. a small fire had already damaged the monument, and in particular twenty-five old documents kept in the archives of the councils of the cathedral.