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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/news\/st-joseph-s-catholic-church-engulfed-in-flames-overnight-in\/article_e95c73a4-6bf0-11e9-a89f-4fcb81d327ab.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>St. Joseph\u2019s Catholic Church in north Phoenix was gutted by an overnight fire.<\/p>\n<p>Over 60 firefighters responded to the fire near 40th Street and Shea Boulevard sometime after midnight Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix Fire Department said when fire crews first arrived, they found an extensive fire inside the church that was growing rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026The cause of the fire is currently unknown and an investigation will begin once the fire is fully extinguished and deemed safe to enter the structure.<\/p>\n<p>No firefighters were injured while battling the blaze.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can see the video report from a local station below. 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