New York, NY – The main body of a fire that heavily damaged a historic church in New York City has been knocked down.
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Authorities report one minor injury in the blaze that started Sunday evening at the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava in Manhattan. Firefighters are still putting out small pockets of flames.
The blaze sent smoke plumes billowing into the sky and completely destroyed the roof of the Gothic Revival style building. It broke out on the same day Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter.
A church priest, Father Djokan Majstorovic, says he felt he was “in a nightmare” as he tried to get to the fire scene that was blocked off by firefighters.
The church was built in the early 1850s and was designated a city landmark in 1968.
Why is this a VIN piece of news? More than likely, the church has adequate insurance, will rebuild, and any dreams that would-be developers might have had about building on a prime piece of Manhattan real estate will prove to be hallucinogenic.
Actually the subject came up over Yom tov about the orthodox church and how it differs from other branches. I hope my children will grow up to be less narrow minded than many on here and by the way for those of us in NYC this is important to know. maybe someone like this will target a synagogue next R”L!
Their members would care about us. Too bad we are so self endulged that we don’t even want it published on vin.
Remarkable photos of this very violent fire.
Thanks, VIN, for publishing this important news story.