A devastating fire that caused extensive damage to France’s legendary Notre Dame cathedral may have been the result of something as simple as a lit cigarette or a faulty electrical connection, according to a report released Thursday by French authorities.
CNN reports that French prosecutors who are leading the investigation into what caused the blaze that claimed the cathedral’s hundred-year-old spire, as well as most of its original roof (but, thankfully, spared the sanctuary and much of the cathedral’s sacred art), have released their preliminary findings, which indicate that they believe the fire was an accident.
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