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Century-old Quebec church destroyed by fire

The enormous blaze overwhelmed firefighters, with the Saint-Romain Church bell tower collapsing within an hour of the fire starting.

Quinn Patrick
Apr 14, 2026
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Saint-Romain Church lit ablaze on Monday evening: X

Another church has burned to the ground, this time in Saint-Romain, Quebec, marking the second church fire for the province this year and the third in the past several months.

An emergency call requesting assistance from the municipalities of Lambton, Saint-Sébastien and Lac-Mégantic was made shortly before 7 p.m. on Monday.

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