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tetaphilly t1_jd51i29 wrote

It’s bad, got off the train a block away an hour ago and it was already bad. 86 OMC, glad school was out by then at least

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baldude69 OP t1_jd521k3 wrote

For real, glad everyone’s ok but it’s sad to see that beautiful old stone building burn.

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-DizzyPanda- t1_jd8p94p wrote

i have a family member that was there. There was still about 30 kids iin the building for after care. they were thankfully outside at the time the fire started because it was a nice day.

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dbizzler t1_jd5d2wa wrote

Saving you the click: The fire started at Our Mother of Consolation School on Chestnut Hill and Germantown avenues around 4 p.m.

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Zariman-10-0 t1_jd53t55 wrote

Holy shit, that’s my old church. I went to CCD in the building.

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teamwybro t1_jd5ocqh wrote

Unbelievable how quickly it spread, and so glad that no one was in the building. I have a friend who works there, and she is just shaken.

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kalhugstrees t1_jd542vj wrote

I was wondering what all of the helicopters were doing around the wiss, this answers that. Glad it was after hours but how sad!!

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ImaginaryRoads t1_jd8qaib wrote

Okay, wait. Literally two days ago, there was a massive 8 alarm fire over in New Jersey, at a Catholic church with a school attached. And twenty-four hours later there's a massive fire at a Catholic school in Philly?

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Gobirds831 t1_jd8rv6g wrote

This school is in an affluent area. As a Catholic I doubt the church need to set this one on fire for insurance money

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_jeremybearimy_ t1_jd9reyp wrote

I would assume Catholics are gonna have candles or some sort of open flame burning which would make fires more common

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