At the time the fire was being fought, its cause was not known, but it was being treated as an accident. The investigation most strongly suspected a case of "accidental destruction by fire", but had not ruled anything out, saying it was too early to know the cause of the fire. It is not yet known if renovation work contributed to the fire. There have been other cases where renovation-related fires smoulder for hours unseen before breaking out. The firm Le Bras Frères that was carrying out the renovations stated they had followed procedure, and would co-operate fully with the investigation. They also stated that none of their personnel were on site at the time the fire broke out.
The equivalent of 1 billion pounds was later raised online for restoration.
Morens
Morens was a municipality of the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens joined together and became the new municipality of Estavayer.
Murist
Murist is a former municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Since 1981 with the formerly independent municipalities La Vounaise and Montborget, and in 1992 with Franex. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Vuissens
Vuissens is a former municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Rueyres-les-Prés
Rueyres-les-Prés is a former municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Florida School for Boys
The Florida School for Boys was a reform school, which was active from 1900 to 2011. Reform schools are schools for young people who have been convicted of a crime, but who still need to go to school, or to finish an education.
This school became known for two facts:
Violent behaviour including knife fights were comomn at the school. Nevertheless, little documentation exists for most of these deaths.There is a cemetery at the school; it contains several graves, almost all of them are unmarked. Remains of dead people have also been found outside the school ground. Investigations were called for as early as 1903, and also in the 1960s, but the first full investigation occurrred in the year 2009. It did not find any useful information. The school was closed in 2011, officially for economic reasons.
Vernay, Switzerland
Vernay is a former municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the former municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz. The administrative seat is in Forel. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Vernay, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Vernay
Vernay is the name of two places in Europe:
Châbles
Châbles () is a former municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Châbles and Cheyres merged into the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles.
Gletterens
Gletterens is a municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Owen Garriott
Owen Kay Garriott (November 22, 1930 – April 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut. He spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983.
Garriott was born in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the father of Robert Garriott and fellow astronaut Richard Garriott, with whom he helped found the video-game developer Origin Systems. Garriott died on April 15, 2019 in Huntsville, Alabama at the age of 88.
Joaquim Alberto Silva
Joaquim Alberto Silva (4 March 1974 – 15 April 2019), known as Quinzinho, was an Angolan footballer. He played as a striker. He appeared for Angola in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He played for the team from 1994 to 2001. He also played for Porto from 1995 to 2001.
On 15 April 2019, Quinzinho felt ill after jogging in Alverca do Ribatejo and died shortly after at the age of 45.
Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján (; born June 7, 1972) is an American politician. He is the junior United States Senator from New Mexico since 2021. He was the U.S. Representative for from 2009 until 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
On April 1, 2019, he announced his plans to run for the United States Senate to replace the retiring Tom Udall in 2020. In November 2020, he was elected U.S. Senator.
Don L. Lind
Don Leslie Lind (born May 18, 1930), (Cmdr, USNR, Ret.), is an American scientist, naval officer, aviator, and NASA astronaut. He was born in Midvale, Utah.
He helped to develop the Apollo 11 EVA activities, and served as CAPCOM for the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 missions. Lind was then assigned as backup Pilot for Skylab 3 and Skylab 4 and nearly flew on the proposed Skylab Rescue mission.
Midvale, Utah
Midvale is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. Midvale's population was 33,208 according to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
William E. Thornton
William Edgar Thornton (M.D.) (April 14, 1929 – January 11, 2021) was an American NASA astronaut. He was born in Faison, North Carolina. Thornton was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions. A veteran of two space flights, Thornton spent over 313 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-8 in 1983, and STS-51B in 1985.
Thornton died on January 11, 2021 in Boerne, Texas at the age of 91.
Faison, North Carolina
Faison is a town in Duplin County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 961 at the 2010 census.
Vance D. Brand
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American former naval officer and aviator and NASA astronaut. He was born in Longmont, Colorado. He was the command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions.
His flight experience includes 9,669 flying hours, which includes 8,089 hours in jets, 391 hours in helicopters, 746 hours in spacecraft, and checkout in more than 30 types of military aircraft.
Winston L. Shelton
Winston Laverne Shelton (May 3, 1922 – April 15, 2019) was an American inventor, engineer and businessman. He was awarded 76 patents in the United States by himself or as part of a team. He started working at General Electric in 1948. His patents have impacted modern washing machines and the fast food industry. He worked on creating more upgraded food service machines for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). His washing machine patent for General Electric, (US 3257830 A), was referenced in over 40 patents afterwards. He founded Winston Industries, which was in use in more than 120 countries at the time of Shelton's death in 2019.
Shelton was born in Lockwood, West Virginia. His first wife died and he later remarried. He had three children. He died on April 15, 2019, at the age of 96.
Aleksandar Kostov
Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov (; 2 March 1938 – 15 April 2019) was a Bulgarian footballer and manager. He played as a forward. He was born in Sofia.