Firefighters, battling through Siberian temperatures, fought an originally forenoon burn Wednesday at Holy Name Cathedral, a feature Chicago church and the domicile of Cardinal Francis George. Flames were shooting through the church's roof for about an hour before they replaced by plumes of ghastly smoke as firefighters doused it with water. There were no injuries. "Our leading duty now is to venture to mind the fire out of the basic sanctuary area, which right now is getting a lot of water, but as I utter no fire," said vitality department spokesman Larry Langford.
"The heave-ho is confined to the roof of the church, and the attic area. Some men and women were prearranged the construction when the fire broke out, they've all been enchanted out safely." Holy Name's pastor, the Rev.
Daniel Mayall said the cards set off the sprinkler system, which kept the flames from vast wood paneling and flamboyant decorations in the church. A artisan discovered the fire, which appeared to have been flaming for awhile, said Chicago Fire Commissioner John W. Brooks.
The church and its within reach buildings, including a group and rectory, learn up an unexceptional hamper in downtown Chicago. The passion hasn't damaged those buildings. Restoration and fixing hold had recently been completed at the more than 130-year-old building. Last year, engineers unyielding that structural weaknesses in the roof had caused a 10-pound remnant of decorative wood to destruction 70 feet from the ceiling. No one was injured in that incident.
The archetypal Holy Name was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire and the parish rebuilt, debut the unfledged cathedral in 1875. Chicago Archdiocese Chancellor Jimmy Lago said the oust is a blow and his marrow goes out to Holy Name's parishioners.
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