Could pigeons have been culprits behind 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral fire?

Notre-Dame On Fire recreates the events of the 2019 fire that consumed part of the 12th-century Paris cathedral. PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION
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SINGAPORE – Where historical monuments exist in Europe, one will also find pigeons. Old buildings, with their wooden rafters, eaves and empty airspaces under roofs, make attractive nesting sites.

Could the birds have helped trigger the fire that in 2019 destroyed a portion of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris?

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