Josh Hafner

USA TODAY

A four-alarm fire engulfed an Orthodox church in New York City on Sunday evening, the day Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter.

New York City’s fire department responded to the blaze at the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava on West 25th Street and Broadway in Manhattan after the fire broke out shortly before 7 p.m. ET, the New York Post reported.

At least 170 firefighters arrived on the scene to combat the flames. Plumes of smoke poured out of the church, which onlookers reported seeing from blocks away.

No injuries were reported, the department said.

The Cathedral of St. Sava, formerly known as Trinity Chapel, opened its doors as an Episcopal church in 1855, according to the Cathedral.

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