Friday, May 30th, 2025
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The steeple was overcome by flames later in the evening and toppled to the ground just before 8 p.m.

From a still from a video posted on social media

Related online story:
MARIA STEIN - Dozens of concerned neighbors and distraught parishioners watched firefighters from three counties battle for hours against a massive blaze that eventually decimated a nearly 135-year-old Catholic church on Thursday in Maria Stein. [More]
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