Fire breaks out at Bucks County shrine

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - January 18, 2012

The fire broke out shortly after 7:30 p.m. at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa located along the 600 block of Ferry Road in Doylestown.

Crews arrived to find heavy fire and thick smoke billowing from a tower, often used for prayer, located adjacent to the main sanctuary.

It took firefighters a little more than a half hour to get the blaze under control. No injuries were reported.

Officials are looking into a cause.

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