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Paris prosecutors have launched an inquiry to determine the cause of last night's devastating fire.
Speaking at the Notre-Dame on Tuesday, Rémy Heitz confirmed the investigation was under way.
He said there was no suspicion of arson and stressed that “the working hypothesis is that it was accidental. Nothing indicates a deliberate act.” Mr Heitz said five investigators are working on the probe.
He said they will be interviewing workers from five companies that had been hired to work on renovations to the cathedral's roof, which was where the flames started.
Earlier officials said they suspected that the fire may have been started as a result of restoration work in progress on crumbling upper parts of the cathedral since last year.
Cabinet ministers are meeting today to start preparing a reconstruction plan. Rebuilding may take up to 10 years, according to experts.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/16/notre-dame-fire-latest-news-paris-cathedral/
Prosecutors shouldn't really be in the business of ruling out arson when the investigation is in its nascent stage...
