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.

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.

Officials have not said what caused the fire.

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3-alarm fire destroys abandoned church in Delaware County