The French authorities have no reason to believe that the arson caused a fire in the Notre Dame de Paris. This is stated in the statement of the Prosecutor of Paris Remy Heinz.
According to him, now the possibility of a fire as a result of negligence is being studied, a case has been opened under this article. “Investigations conducted to date have not yet been able to determine the cause of the fire,” Heinz said in a statement.
On June 15, it became known that the French billionaires did not fulfill their promises to transfer material assistance for the restoration of the destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral. The charity Fund, created to collect donations for the reconstruction of the national monument affected by the fire, did not receive a cent.
Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire on the evening of April 15. The fire destroyed most of the roof and the spire; to eliminate the fire was only the next day. French President Emmanuel Macron promised that the Cathedral will be restored in five years.