More than 60 firefighters arrived at St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral in Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), according to local media (via the BBC) because it was engulfed in fire.

Referring to the scenes from the scene, it appears that the flames are considerable and must have caused damage to the Gothic building. The causes are not yet known.

The incident at the cathedral located in Nantes, in the Pays de la Loire region, comes a year after the devastating fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral. "From what I see, there is smoke and only smoke," an eyewitness told La Chaine Info.

Nantes Cathedral is a Catholic church built according to the Gothic architectural tradition. Its construction began in 1434 and took 457 years to complete. In 1891 it was finally built. Since 1862 it has been designated as a historical monument by the Ministry of Culture in France.