A four-alarm fire ripped through St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto on Sunday morning, severely damaging a national historic site and destroying the “priceless” Group of Seven murals inside.

Fire officials said the blaze broke out shortly before 8 a.m., fuming spires of smoke and shooting through the domed roof of the Byzantine-style building, built in 1908. There were no occupants and no injuries at the site in the city’s Little Portugal neighbourhood, officials said.

St. Anne's Anglican Church in 1923 commissioned J.E.H. MacDonald to oversee designs depicting the life of Christ on the building's interior{ai:summary}<p>Historic church in Toronto, St. Anne's Anglican, engulfed in flames, damaging national landmark and priceless murals. No injuries reported in the fire. #culture</p>

Fire in historic Toronto church destroys Group of Seven artworks

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