Three-alarm fire at Chicago Holy Name Cathedral

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Firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze at the 134-year-old Holy Name Cathedral, a Chicago landmark, The Chicago Tribune reports. Flames are shooting off the roof, where the fire appears to be centered. Holy Name is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The Tribune says the cathedral was built after the Holy Name Church burned down in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

The Associated Press quotes Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford as saying the fire hasn’t yet spread from the roof to the church’s sanctuary, although a considerable amount of water has poured into the building.

No injuries have been reported, the AP says.