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Fire Official Says San Gabriel Mission Fire Apparently Started In Choir Loft. Arson Is A Possible Cause
The blaze that gutted the historic San Gabriel Mission early Saturday morning appears to have started in the church’s choir loft before darting up the roof, destroying most of it, according to a city fire official.
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A massive fire has destroyed a 249-year-old church in California
California firefighters are investigating the origin of a fire that destroyed a historic 249-year-old Catholic church.
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Un fuego daña el tejado de la misión española de San Gabriel en Los Ángeles
Un fuego destruyó el sábado el tejado y parte del interior de la misión española de San Gabriel en Los Ángeles justo antes de que celebrara su 250 aniversario, informaron este domingo de madrugada los bomberos de San Gabriel y la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles.
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Se incendia templo de la misión española de San Gabriel en Los Ángeles
La madrugada de este domingo, los bomberos de San Gabriel y la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles informaron que un incendio destruyó el tejado y parte del interior de la misión española de San Gabriel en Los Ángeles, California.
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Investigators: Mission San Gabriel fire probe yields no ‘aha moment’
The 4:45 a.m. Saturday fire destroyed the 249-year-old church’s wooden roof in 15 minutes, and its interior was burned up to the altar. Flames spread quickly because the church’s historical classification prevented the installation of sprinklers, said San Gabriel Fire Department Capt. Antonio Negrete.
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CHURCH COVID PIVOTS Bishop Elbow Bumps … REMOTE CONTROL CAR COLLECTIONS
The world is constantly adapting to a new normal during the pandemic — and that includes churchgoers and their leaders, who are pivoting too. As proof, here’s Exhibit A and B.
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Parishioners Hold Sunday Mass Day After Historic San Gabriel Mission Is Ravaged By Flames
Parishioners of the San Gabriel Mission are holding Sunday mass a day after the historic 215-year-old building was ravaged by fire.
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Mass Celebrated After Fire Damages Centuries-Old San Gabriel Mission
Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of an historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day earlier.
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Fire Nearly Destroys Historic San Gabriel Mission
Since the fire happened at the church, the mission is heavily damaged. But not all is lost, as many artifacts were being stored off-site. Rick Montanez reports for NBC LA at 6 p.m. Saturday July 11, 2020.
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My heart is full of sadness’: Faithful stunned by destruction of San Gabriel Mission fire
For the faithful, it was a grim Saturday as they arrived at San Gabriel Mission to survey the damage from a huge fire that destroyed the historic landmark’s roof and much of the church interior.
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