Fire Damages Historic San Francisco Church
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From Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — A fire nearly destroyed one of the city’s oldest churches early Sunday.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church, dedicated in 1885, was one of the few churches to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The Mission District church’s roof was destroyed in the three-hour blaze. Engineers will be brought in to determine whether the building can be saved.
Investigators said preliminary findings indicate the fire was accidental, ignited either by candles or by an electrical malfunction.
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