No evidence of criminal action behind Notre-Dame fire

There is no evidence that the Notre-Dame fire was the result of criminal action, the Paris prosecutor has said.

A two-month preliminary investigation into the cause of the nine-hour fire which wrecked the iconic Paris landmark found that it most likely started accidentally.

“Several hypotheses have caught the attention of the investigators, including that of a malfunction in the electrical system or that a cigarette that was not properly put out could have started the fire,” Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said in a statement.

“Even if certain failings, which may explain the scale of the fire, have been brought to light, the investigations carried out to date have not yet been able to determine the causes of the fire,” Heitz said, adding that further probes would be carried out.

Via Sky News / Euronews