A church was completely gutted by a huge fire on the west side of Manhattan in New York. The blaze broke out at the Serbian Cathedral of Saint Sava on 25th Street in Manhattan’s Flatiron district at around 7pm on Sunday.
It is not known how the fire started, but celebrations were held in the building earlier in the day, including a lunch at 1pm, according to the church’s website.
Three fire engines were scrambled to deal with the fire, FDNY said, as flames could be seen shooting from the rose window at the front of the building. Views from above show the fire streaming from the apex of the church roof, around 50ft above street level.
Several firefighters were injured by falling bricks and two retirement home residents were taken to hospital as a fire destroyed a church at Rockdale, in Sydney’s south.
About 60 firefighters from 15 stations were called to battle the blaze, which took several hours to contain.
Three firefighters were injured and two were taken to hospital for treatment after bricks from the collapsing church struck them.
Authorities said they had since been released – one with a minor leg injury, and one with a minor back injury.
About 60 residents from a neighbouring retirement home were evacuated and two residents were taken to hospital with chest pains.
NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins said firefighters were surprised at how intense the fire was.
“It was a very quick collapse,” he said.
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