On Christmas Eve, a fire destroys the historic church in downtown Indianapolis

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Early on Christmas Eve, Indianapolis Fire Department units rushed downtown in hopes of containing a fire that had broken out at the Sanctuary on Penn, a historic church in Indianapolis.

Around 5:30 a.m., dispatch received reports that a fire had broken out at Sanctuary on Penn, near the intersection of North Pennsylvania Street and East Walnut Street.

As of 7 a.m., firefighters were still battling some of the small flames that had arisen inside and near the cross on the outside of the church.

The flames caused a large part of the roof of the building to collapse. The front doors of the church were in ruins, destroyed by flames and the pressure of the water. Almost all of the stained glass windows depicting the story of Christ had disappeared from the church floor.

IFD confirmed that no one was injured in the fire and believed the building was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

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On Christmas Eve, a fire destroys the historic church in downtown Indianapolis

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