California firefighters are investigating the origin of a fire that destroyed a historic 249-year-old Catholic church.
In the early morning hours Saturday, firefighters responded to a fire at the San Gabriel Mission where they found a massive blaze engulfing the roof and front entrance of the church, San Gabriel Fire Department fire captain Antonio Negrete told CNN. The church sits about 11 miles northeast of Los Angeles.When firefighters made a forced entry into the church in an attempt to put out the blaze, portions of the roof and ceiling began to fall, he said.
you have given us renewed and rekindled strength to rebuild and come back to celebrate our restoration." View this post on Instagram We are so grateful and moved by the tremendous show of support from our Mission community during this tragic time. We thank the amazing efforts of our San Gabriel fire department and all the supporting cities that assisted in the fire. Their unwavering efforts to stop the fire saved our altar.
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