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Crews Extinguish Fire At South Minneapolis Church

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Crews in south Minneapolis battled a church fire Wednesday morning.

The blaze broke out around 3:45 a.m. at the Church of the Incarnation near West 38th Street and Pleasant Avenue, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department.

Incarnation Catholic Church fire
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Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, but were still working to get smoke out of the building as of 5 a.m.

The fire department said there was nobody inside, and crews were able to get a handle on the fire quickly, saving much of the church.

The fire's cause will be investigated.

Incarnation Catholic Church is more than a century old, according to its website.

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