Alex Verch
Local News
Date:April 25th, 2011
I was horrified and stunned when I heard that a small fire had been set at Sagrada Familia. Thankfully no one was harmed and the beautiful structure is still standing. When I heard the news and later read the article I could not understand why someone would want to set fire to such a famous and historical church.
The article, which is titled Spain: small fire set to Sagrada Familia basilica, states that a suspected arsonist is responsible for the incident. The small fire forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, which of course caused much chaos. The article also states that one Catalan officer estimated around 1500 people were evactuated Tuesday from the church.
One tourist said he saw smoke and immediately reported it. If it was not for him who knows what could have happened to the beautiful Gaudi structure. I know that if I had been touring the church that Tuesday I would have been petrified. The arsonist was arrested but his name remains anonymous. There was slight damage caused as a result of the fire but no injuries were reported.
This is extremely scary news and I pray that nothing else like this ever happens again.
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