COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A fire has destroyed a World War II-era chapel at Fort Jackson.
Fort Jackson spokesman Patrick Jones says no one was in the Villepique Chapel when the fire started about noon Tuesday.
Jones says the blaze brought more than 30 firefighters, five fire engines and two ladder trucks to the scene. The firefighters came both from the Army installation and the nearby community.
The wooden chapel had not been used since 2002.
Jones says all the furnishings in the chapel and been removed because it was scheduled for demolition.
Officials say it appears the fire started at the back of the building. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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