From Australia-A 100-year-old church in Sydney's inner-west is still smouldering after it burnt down early this morning.
Firefighters were called to the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Dulwich Hill just before 4.00am (AEST).
Inspector Chris Sedgewick says the old architecture made it especially hard to fight the fire.
He says the nearly 100-year old building could not be saved.
"We surrounded the building, protected all other buildings and put the fire out but not before the roof collapsed, I'm afraid," he said.
"The high pitched roof, the slat tiles, with stone or masonry building, we're [trained] in building collapse.
"You're always looking for it and we set up collapse zones."
The church's minister, Father Dave Smith, says the church is beyond repair.
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/-/article/16823057/100-year-old-church-burns-down-in-sydney/
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