Church fire: Old St. Mary Church destroyed after blaze in Chester, Pennsylvania

An abandoned church in Chester, Delaware County was destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning

CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- An abandoned church in Chester, Delaware County, was destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning.

The fire was at the old St. Mary Church in the 600 block of West 3rd Street.
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Crews arrived to heavy flames shooting through the roof.

An abandoned church in Chester, Delaware County was destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning

The fire was placed under control as of 6 a.m. and no injuries have been reported.
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Officials have not said what caused the fire.

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3-alarm fire destroys abandoned church in Delaware County