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Posted: Monday, 06 August 2012 5:48AM

Fire In Mt. Vernon Church Destroys Much Of Building



MOUNT VERNON, Wash.  (Metro)  -- A fire that started in the back of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon late Saturday night ended up destroying 25 percent of the building. 

Channel 13 said passers-by called firefighters after seeing flames coming from the church. 

The fire burned the church's kitchen and sanctuary and a storage area. 

Fire investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started.

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