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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul

2020 fire
In the early hours of 18 July 2020, a fire broke out in three parts of the cathedral, one concentrated on the main organ (grand orgue) at the west end, originally built by Jacques Girardet in 1621, which was destroyed, a second near a smaller organ to the left of the altar and the third to the right of the altar. Around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze.Police investigated the incident as a possible act of arson. Fire Chief Laurent Ferlay reported that the cathedral sustained less damage than Notre-Dame de Paris did in its 2019 fire.
After the fire, a 39-year-old church volunteer, a Rwandan refugee who had lived in France since 2012 was detained for questioning but released without charges. However, the man was later re-arrested and confessed to setting the fire; he was charged with arson. His lawyer told a newspaper that the man "bitterly regrets" his actions.

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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul

2020 fire
In the early hours of 18 July 2020, a fire broke out in three parts of the cathedral, one concentrated on the main organ (grand orgue) at the west end, originally built by Jacques Girardet in 1621, which was destroyed, a second near a smaller organ to the left of the altar and the third to the right of the altar. Around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze.Police investigated the incident as a possible act of arson. Fire Chief Laurent Ferlay reported that the cathedral sustained less damage than Notre-Dame de Paris did in its 2019 fire.
After the fire, a 39-year-old church volunteer, a Rwandan refugee who had lived in France since 2012 was detained for questioning but released without charges. However, the man was later re-arrested and confessed to setting the fire; he was charged with arson. His lawyer told a newspaper that the man "bitterly regrets" his actions.

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