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mauzip

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Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« on: July 22, 2003, 11:27:29 AM »
Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
Tuesday, July 22, 2003 Posted: 2:21 PM EDT (1821 GMT)


 
The fire was believed to be limited to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

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PARIS, France -- Smoke was seen billowing from the top of the Eiffel Tower after an electrical fire broke out in an area housing television equipment.

The Parisian landmark was evacuated as smoke poured from the third floor Tuesday, police told CNN.

The source of the blaze was an electrical box in a "technical room" housing antenna equipment, they added.

Fire crews brought the blaze under control as a Civil Protection helicopter hovered overhead.

No injuries have been reported, and the blaze appeared to be in an area inaccessible to tourists.

A Reuters reporter close to the tower said there was a "fairly thin trail" of gray smoke sifting into the blue sky.

The 1,069-foot iron-laced tower draws six million visitors a year, making it among the most popular paying tourist attractions in the world.

The tower was built by Gustav Eiffel for the 1889 World's Fair.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/22/eiffel.tower/index.html
 

Quakaveli

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Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2003, 06:01:05 PM »
haha reminds me of that song by the Beatles

"Semoline pilchards climbing up the Eiffel Tower."

I thuoght Climbing up the Eiffel towers weas an expression for blazing up...until the Tower started blazing!!! :o
 

Trauma-san

Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2003, 07:10:43 PM »
If you guys have too many problems with it, we could send some american firefighters over there to help out.  We could have our airforce fly them over, they already have directions, and know all the good bars :)
 

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Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2003, 06:06:09 AM »
we have a problem with that.
Z knows about ALL your inner conflicts..
 

Trauma-san

Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2003, 02:31:16 PM »
I think you misread there, cowboy.  
 

Woodrow

Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2003, 03:30:03 PM »
Man, yesterday was CRAZY. It felt like one big Neo-Conserbative Wet Dream!

Pentagon: Saddam's sons are dead-
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/22/sprj.irq.sons/index.html

Former POW Lynch returns home
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/07/22/lynch.homecoming/index.html

Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/22/eiffel.tower/index.html
 

JTSimon

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Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2003, 04:15:46 PM »
Man, yesterday was CRAZY. It felt like one big Neo-Conserbative Wet Dream!

Pentagon: Saddam's sons are dead-
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/22/sprj.irq.sons/index.html

Former POW Lynch returns home
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/07/22/lynch.homecoming/index.html

Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/22/eiffel.tower/index.html

Terrorist love France they wouldn't attack it.
 

Trauma-san

Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2003, 06:44:09 PM »
*sigh

I understood it Engel, and dude, you don't have to call yourself a neo-conservative, there's nothing wrong with just plain old conservative anymore.  It just gets a bad rap.  
 

Quakaveli

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Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2003, 07:02:29 PM »
Man, yesterday was CRAZY. It felt like one big Neo-Conserbative Wet Dream!

Pentagon: Saddam's sons are dead-
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/22/sprj.irq.sons/index.html

Former POW Lynch returns home
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/07/22/lynch.homecoming/index.html

Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/22/eiffel.tower/index.html

Terrorist love France they wouldn't attack it.

LOL ::) He meant American right wing...

"neo conservative" lol!!!
 

Trauma-san

Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2003, 07:04:07 PM »
Have you "smoked yourself retarded" again, there buddy?  "LOL"  "HAHAHA" You sound like the fucking Joker.  Where's Batman when you need him?
 

Quakaveli

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Re:Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2003, 07:08:58 PM »
Have you "smoked yourself retarded" again, there buddy?  "LOL"  "HAHAHA" You sound like the fucking Joker.  Where's Batman when you need him?


Not getting any play from females? Whats with this hostility Trauma, damn uve changed since I  last used to talk to ur ass.