Overview

• Fire was controlled within an hour of breaking out around 9 PM local time and declared extinguished shortly after midnight
• Preliminary probe attributes the blaze to a short circuit in a cleaning “balayeuse” operating in the chapel area
• Mayor José María Bellido praised firefighters for averting what he called a potential catastrophe
• Firefighters and local police are maintaining 24-hour surveillance to guard against re-ignition
• Authorities have begun a thorough damage assessment but have not yet determined the full extent of losses