Historic cathedral in Sosnowiec damaged in fire

A fire that occurred on Tuesday night has devastated the nineteenth-century Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sosnowiec, southwestern Poland, Polish Radio reports. No one was hurt. The fire broke out shortly after midnight. The cathedral’s roof collapsed and water used by the intervening firefighters damaged some of the unique wall painting inside. The size of the damaged has not yet been estimated. It may however reach millions of zloty.