Notre-Dame fire investigators focus on short-circuit and cigarettes

April 26, 2019 7:19 AM

PARIS (NYTIMES) - Investigators are converging around two theories of what caused last week's devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral: a short-circuit near its spire, possibly caused by electrified bells, or negligence by workers carrying out renovations, a theory fueled by the discovery of cigarette butts.

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The Straits Times World News