A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood.
The building is designated as a St. Louis City Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said this is the third fire at the church since 2022. Flames reached the height of the 250-foot steeple and 60 firefighters fought the flames.
Jenkerson said the building is currently unsafe and at risk of collapsing.
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