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One year since Edwardsville church caught fire

EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Monday marks one year since one former church community in Luzerne County was devastated by a fire at their former place of worship.

The former Saint Hedwig's Church in Edwardsville caught fire in the early morning hours of February 19, 2023.

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St. Hedwig's closed in 2007 and held many memories for dozens of locals since it was founded in 1901.

No one was hurt in the fire. The church has since been demolished.

Many residents even came to take bricks from the former sight where the church once stood.