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PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> – <\/span>No one was hurt after a two-alarm fire gutted an abandoned church in West Philadelphia on Monday morning.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Firefighters were called to the former church on the 5500 block of Market Street just before 4 a.m. for reports of a fire.<\/p>\n The fire was elevated to 2-alarms as crews battled heavy flames that spread quickly throughout the building’s old architecture.<\/p>\n Over 70 firefighters and 30 pieces of equipment were required to place the fire under control shortly before 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n No injuries were reported, but at least 10 people from nearby properties have been temporarily displaced.<\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n The church appears to be the former Church of the Incarnation of Our Lord, founded in the 1900s.\u00a0<\/p>\n Locals say the church hasn’t hosted a congregation since it was the Greater White Oak Baptist Church.<\/p>\n That congregation, witnesses say, has not held a mass at the West Philadelphia church in over 3 years.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n It’s unknown at this time how the fire started.<\/p>\n Firefighters and fire investigators will spend the rest of the day at the former church.<\/p>\n Crime & Public SafetyPhiladelphiaNews <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PHILADELPHIA – No one was hurt after a two-alarm fire gutted an abandoned church in West Philadelphia on Monday morning. 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