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Roof collapses at church

Times photos: Brenda Steurer Parishioners help clean up debris from a ceiling collapse Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Darlington. The ceiling above the altar collapsed at about 1:30 p.m. Four people were in the church at the time but no one was injured. Parishioners worked late into the night to clean up the dust and debris. People of all ages came to the church to help.

Times photos: Brenda Steurer Parishioners help clean up debris from a ceiling collapse Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Darlington. The ceiling above the altar collapsed at about 1:30 p.m. Four people were in the church at the time but no one was injured. Parishioners worked late into the night to clean up the dust and debris. People of all ages came to the church to help.

Brian Gray

Posted: July 22, 2008, 4:05 a.m.

DARLINGTON - There was a sound as if someone was walking on the roof of the church just before the ceiling above the altar at Holy Rosary Catholic Church crashed to the floor at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.

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