Overview

• The Provincial Commission for Historical Heritage approved the initial works focused on the roofs over the Baptistery, San Nicolás de Bari, Anunciación and Espíritu Santo chapels, plus the Puerta de San Nicolás vestibule where the fire started.
• This first phase carries a €204,795 budget to be paid in full by the Cabildo, with a subsequent stage slated to address interior restoration.
• Designs retain the existing structural system, volumes, materials and finishes, while adding fire-safety measures such as reduced spacing between trusses, firewalls and fire doors, and protective treatment for wood.
• Police investigators concluded the blaze was accidental, caused by an overload in the battery of an electric sweeper stored in the vestibule.
• Officials target completion by mid‑2026 and have emphasized that roughly 50 square meters of the 13,000‑square‑meter complex were affected, although four chapels were ultimately confirmed as damaged.