Electrical wiring for construction lights caused the smoky basement fire that shut down Manhattan's main criminal courthouse, fire marshals say.
The courthouse at 100 Centre St. was still closed Wednesday, the day after the fire. Many proceedings were being fit into courtrooms at a neighboring building.
On Tuesday, the fire postponed Lil Wayne's sentencing in a gun case, giving the rap star yet another reprieve from jail.
The Fire Department said it has declared the blaze accidental.
More than 1,000 people were forced to leave the building. Eight people suffered minor injuries.
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