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| Huge blaze engulfs Serbian Orthodox Church in Manhattan on Easter Sunday (VIDEO) | |
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| A huge fire has engulfed a Serbian Orthodox Church in downtown Manhattan, on the day that Orthodox Christians are celebrating the Holy Easter. | A huge fire has engulfed a Serbian Orthodox Church in downtown Manhattan, on the day that Orthodox Christians are celebrating the Holy Easter. |
| More than 170 firefighters from the New York City Fire Department are battling the blaze, which has been upgraded to a four-alarm incident. | |
| No injuries have been reported so far, according to NYPD. | |
| Firefighters are trying to contain the blaze that started at around 7:00pm local time. | |
| Social Media footage emerging from the scene of the accident on West 25th Street in Manhattan shows an inferno swallowing the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, a historic church located at 15 West 25th Street between Broadway and the Avenue of the Americas in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. | Social Media footage emerging from the scene of the accident on West 25th Street in Manhattan shows an inferno swallowing the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, a historic church located at 15 West 25th Street between Broadway and the Avenue of the Americas in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. |
| Additionally, the NYPD has reportedly requested a Level 1 Mobilization at the scene of the fire for crowd control. | Additionally, the NYPD has reportedly requested a Level 1 Mobilization at the scene of the fire for crowd control. |
| Some unconfirmed reports suggest that people may be trapped inside. | Some unconfirmed reports suggest that people may be trapped inside. |