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Vacant Church Goes Up In Flames Overnight

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An old church went up in flames in South Philadelphia.

The fire broke out just after 2:30 a.m. Friday at 21st and Reed Streets in Point Breeze.

The building is vacant now but was once the Mercy Seat Tabernacle Baptist Church.

No one was injured.

The cause of that fire is under investigation.

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