Hmmm. Churches in France do seem to be suffering a terrible run of luck lately.

[PSRB]

Have you considered that one of the workmen may have had an ulterior motive?

There is a picture of the early stages of the fire on the BBC website, it definitely starts in the roof. Which would seem to point to an accident.

[Rich]

There is a picture of the early stages of the fire on the BBC website, it definitely starts in the roof. Which would seem to point to an accident.

I don't think anyone agrees that it was probably an accident. But it might have been deliberate.