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HUBBARD The official cause for the fire that heavily damaged St. Patrick Catholic Church last month has been listed as “undetermined.”
The state fire marshal made that determination in a report released late last week.
Eagle Joint Fire District Chief Ron Stanish earlier said damage was too great to determine where the Jan. 18 fire started. According to the fire marshal’s report, the origin was found to be in a basement conference room, which is located next to a kitchen.
The report estimated damage to be about $4 million. The church suffered heavy smoke damage with the front altar and floor also damaged, reports state.
Staff report
HUBBARD The official cause for the fire that heavily damaged St. Patrick Catholic Church last month has been listed as “undetermined.”
The state fire marshal made that determination in a report released late last week.
Eagle Joint Fire District Chief Ron Stanish earlier said damage was too great to determine where the Jan. 18 fire started. According to the fire marshal’s report, the origin was found to be in a basement conference room, which is located next to a kitchen.
The report estimated damage to be about $4 million. The church suffered heavy smoke damage with the front altar and floor also damaged, reports state.
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The Rev. Michael Swierz, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Hubbard, discusses a fire that caused extensive damage to the church on Monday evening. Masses and other events are being moved to the parish center.
HUBBARD The Rev. Michael Swierz, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Hubbard, said it was hard seeing the grieving faces of parish members Monday evening as they watched a fire cause more than $1 million in damage to the church.
The parish off North Main Street caught fire in the basement around 5:45 p.m. Monday as fire crews from several communities spent about five hours at the scene.