Chief Paris prosecutor at the time of the initial investigation, Remy Heitz, said at the time he believed an accidental cause such as an electrical fault or smoldering cigarette butt was most likely.

Video from French President Emmanuel Macron shows the bells of Notre Dame tolling in Paris for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the landmark. The site also boasts three new bells,

The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark. At the time of the fire, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the iconic, 861-year-old structure within five years.

Notre Dame of Paris passed the major milestone today at about 10:30 a.m., just one month away from its highly anticipated reopening on Dec. 8.

At the time of the fire, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild ... The landmark also boasts three new bells, one of which rang at the Stade de France at the 2024 Paris Olympics and is inscribed with “Paris 2024.” The other two bells ...

Five years of investigation and expert reports have failed to identify the precise cause of the 2019 fire that ravaged Paris' landmark Notre Dame cathedral, even as the probe draws

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