A fire has broken out at the Mezquita de Cordoba, Spain, emergency services are at the scene
Sources told local media the fire was caused by a short circuit in a sweeper, a machine used for cleaning, in the Almanzor Chapel.
Several residents have posted videos showing the flames emerging from this World Heritage site and pillar of Christian and Islamic art. In addition to firefighters, members of the National Police have immediately deployed to cordon off the area and assist in extinguishing the fire.
The fire is considered almost extinguished, firefighters continue to cool the area to prevent it from spreading.
The cathedral was initially constructed as a mosque in the eighth century. It was converted into a cathedral during the Reconquista in the 13th century.
Work on the construction of a cathedral within the walls of its centre began in the 16th Century.
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