Fire Rips Through Place Of Prayer In Monsey

MONSEY, N.Y. -- Fire ravaged a small shul off Main Street in Monsey early Monday, leaving the Jewish place of prayer boarded up and uninhabitable, according to Fios1news.com.

A fire that started in a laundry room of a local shul caused major damage in Monsey early Monday.
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K Reakes

11/28/2016 1:30 p.m.

Worshippers, in the building at the time of the fire at the Sanz-Klausenberger shul, were able to rescue the Torah, reported Fios1news.com.

The fire was caused by a defective dryer, according to Ramapo Police Detective Lt. Mark Emma.

Police do not know the extent of the damage at this time. There were no reported injuries.

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