The prosecutor of Nantes, Pierre Sennès, announcement this Sunday morning at the Agence France-Presse that a man has been taken into custody after the fire with catastrophic consequences, which is said to the interior of the cathedral of Nantes. Saturday, the prosecutor had indicated the opening of an investigation for " arson ".

He is a volunteer of the diocese of Nantes, who " was responsible for closing the cathedral on Friday night, and the investigators wanted to clarify some elements of the employment at the time of this person ", said to the Agence France-Presse Pierre Sennès, stressing that " any interpretation which might involve that person in the commission of the facts is premature and hasty ". The great organ of the cathedral was destroyed in the fire, which began Saturday morning.