Fall River, MA Notre Dame Church Fire 5/11/1982
The Notre Dame Cathedral located in the Flint section of Fall River was destroyed while renovation were underway. The fire started around 2:30 pm quickly envoleped the entire church and spread into the houses on Bedard and Choate Sts and then jumped to several buildings along the 1500 block of Pleasant St. In all more than 25 buiuldings were either destroyed or damaged. The Cathedral was completed in 1891 after 15 years of construction.
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