investigators believe it may have been caused by an electrical issue or perhaps even a lit cigarette. After the devastating fire, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to restore the site ...

French president Emmanuel Macron toured the recently restored cathedral ... and preliminary results support an unintentional cause like a cigarette, a short circuit, or a welder's torch.

Investigators suspect the fire was caused by a cigarette or electrical issue, but no definitive cause has been found. French President Emmanuel Macron toured the landmark, set to reopen to the ...

The Prince of Wales, 42, will be heading to Paris for the opening ceremony of the 800-year-old building, which has been rebuilt after being ravaged by a huge fire in April, 2019.

Immediately after the fire, French President Emmanuel Macron made the ambitious pledge ... it was likely an accident – perhaps a burning cigarette or an electrical malfunction.

President Emmanuel Macron conducted an inspection of the restoration ... a welder's torch or a cigarette.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday inspected the gleaming ... a welder's torch or a cigarette.

French President Emmanuel Macron inspected the newly renovated ... started by either a cigarette or a short circuit in the electrical system. In the immediate aftermath, Mr Macron promised the ...

(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral chief architect Philippe Villeneuve smokes a cigarette by the ... pictured as French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored ...