Accident or attack? Following thefire which devoured the cathedral of Our Lady Many are wondering about the nature of the disaster that affected the symbolic place of French Christianity. However, there are precedents, as reported The Parisian, other churches have been burned in recent times. Below we report a news story that happened on Sunday 18 March 2019 specially translated by the French newspaper.

The fire in the church of Saint-Sulpice was not accidental

For the police, according to the first sources: the flames that damaged the entrance to the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris on Sunday afternoon they are not accidental. “Fire comes from a pile of clothes and clothes don't light themselves”, says a police source.
The origin of the accident is, according to the first conclusions of the central laboratory of the police headquarters, “intentional” and “voluntary”. “An individual had lit and thrown a rag a few days earlier on rue Palatine“, said VI mayor Jean-Pierre Lecoq.

Settlement or attack?

This is a settling of accounts between homeless people (the clothes belonged to a homeless person at the time of the disaster) or a deliberate attack on the Catholic building? This doubt grips users on social networks.
Several churches have been desecrated in recent weeks. The investigation remains in the hands of the police station 6 ° district e, for now, was not entrusted to the judicial police.
The diocese of Paris, from Sunday, she remains cautious and continues not to comment.

“The church of Saint-Sulpice was set on fire. We do not know the reasons at this stage and await the results of the ongoing investigations. We have full confidence in the Prefecture of Police. I personally thank the policemen and firefighters for their professionalism.", said the archbishop of Paris on the diocese's Twitter account.

Spectators raised the alarm

The result could have been more serious given that an organ concert was taking place right at the time of the events. “It was the spectators who felt the flames and raised the alarm”, dice Karen Taib, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of heritage.
There are no victims but material damage. "Within, no damage is visible. But the 18th century door on Palatine Street, a stained glass window and a bas-relief were seriously damaged by the flames. Luckily, the heavy oak door played its role firewall“, sighs Karen Taieb. The stairwell also disappeared in the flames.
“The city of Paris will pay all repair costs and restoration“, says Karen Taieb.
source – https://oltrelalinea.news/2019/04/15/1incendio-di-notre-dame-altre-chiese-sono-state-incendiate-nei-giorni-precedenti/