Short-circuit suspected in Notre Dame fire

By Angela Charlton
Updated April 19 2019 - 3:13am, first published 3:10am
The fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral remains fragile and extremely dangerous, firefighters say.
The fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral remains fragile and extremely dangerous, firefighters say.

Investigators suspect an electrical short-circuit was the most likely cause of the Notre Dame cathedral fire, according to a French judicial police official.

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