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NewsApril 18, 2021

Fire departments from the surrounding area responded to a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday night. According to stake president at the church Kevin Dickson, he was told no one was hurt and no one was in the building at the time of the fire. “We are being told that no one was hurt, that there was no one in the building, and that’s what we’re grateful for, because we can rebuild a building, but we didn’t want anybody to be hurt,” Dickson said.. “It’s a special building to us. It’s an important place where we can worship, but it can be re-built.”

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau burns in a third alarm fire on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau burns in a third alarm fire on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
A ladder fire truck from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department dispenses water on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau during a third alarm fire on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
A ladder fire truck from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department dispenses water on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau during a third alarm fire on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Firefighters from the surrounding area work on a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Firefighters from the surrounding area work on a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau burns in a third alarm fire on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau burns in a third alarm fire on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Firefighters unravel a hose from a Jackson Fire truck during on a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Firefighters unravel a hose from a Jackson Fire truck during on a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Firefighters from the surrounding area work on a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Firefighters from the surrounding area work on a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
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Fire departments from the surrounding area responded to a third alarm fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau on Sunday night. According to stake president at the church Kevin Dickson, he was told no one was hurt and no one was in the building at the time of the fire. “We are being told that no one was hurt, that there was no one in the building, and that’s what we’re grateful for, because we can rebuild a building, but we didn’t want anybody to be hurt,” Dickson said.. “It’s a special building to us. It’s an important place where we can worship, but it can be re-built.”

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