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Fire Heavily Damages Holy Name Cathedral

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Feb 4, 2009 3:35PM

2009_02_04_fire.jpg An early morning extra alarm fire caused heavy damage to the downtown Holy Name Cathedral. Besides damage from fire and smoke, there was heavy water damage and according to Cardinal Francis George the roof will need to be rebuilt. While the cause of the fire is still unknown, early speculation is that it may be related to current renovations. The fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. this morning but was out by 8 a.m. The current church was completed in 1874, replacing the original church that burned down in the Great Fire of 1871.

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