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by 6nf 2444 days ago
Any official news on the exact cause yet? Was it definitely faulty wiring?
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kilroy123 2444 days ago
I was in Paris two weeks ago and a local told me it was a worker who was smoking and dropped their butt in the wrong place.

(Not sure if that's true)

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JSeymourATL 2444 days ago
Related: > https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/europe/notre-dame-negligence-...
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Bayart 2444 days ago
An unhappy mix of accidental fire source and overly complicated intervention process is what I gathered.
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