A fire that damaged the former St Ann's Church and Shrine in Buffalo, New York, earlier this week was deliberately set, officials announced on Wednesday.
Firefighters were called to the former church at about 5.45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21. The fire was contained within the building and extinguished before it spread further, according to local television station WGRZ.
It was the second fire at the site in less than a week and the third in less than a year. On Friday, July 17, Buffalo firefighters responded to a three-alarm blaze that began in the rear of the former church.
