Short-Circuit 'Likely Caused' Notre Dame Fire

Fire damaged wood and stone sits near the altar inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Authorities declared Tuesday morning that the blaze had been contained as firefighters hosed the south side of the transept to cool down the building, and a district around the cathedral was sealed as military and police patrolled the area. — Fire damaged wood and stone sits near the altar inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Authorities declared Tuesday morning that the blaze had been contained as firefighters hosed the south side of the transept to cool down the building, and a district around the cathedral was sealed as military and police patrolled the area.Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg

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By Associated Press

April 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM UTC

Updated on

April 19, 2019 at 2:15 AM UTC

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Paris (AP) -- The Latest on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and its aftermath (all times local):

6:15 p.m.