▁under ▁control ▁many ▁buildings ▁were ▁gone . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁a ▁total ▁loss . ▁ ▁The ▁empty ▁gran ite ▁shell ▁a ▁ru in . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁incident ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁during ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Tro it sky ▁C athedral ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia . ▁ ▁An ▁accident ▁during ▁its ▁rest oration ▁caused ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁main ▁d ome ▁and ▁a ▁smaller ▁d ome ▁burn ed . ▁ ▁Fort un ately ▁the ▁main ▁church ▁was ▁saved ▁and ▁the ▁dom es ▁were ▁re built . ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Church ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁Mass es ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Or phan age ▁till ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁could ▁be ▁built . ▁Saturday ▁& ▁Sunday ▁masses ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Bishop ▁Con n olly ▁High ▁School . ▁When ▁the ▁ru ins ▁were ▁searched ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁very ▁little ▁remained ▁from ▁the ▁fire . ▁ ▁One ▁st ained - glass ▁window , ▁The ▁Fl ight ▁into ▁Egypt , ▁was ▁sp ared ▁destruction ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁for ▁repair . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁around ▁this ▁window . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁Ang els ▁that ▁had ▁ad orn ed ▁the ▁San ctu ary ▁L amp ▁and ▁two ▁cand l est icks , ▁though ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁bla ze , ▁managed ▁to ▁surv ive ▁the ▁infer no . ▁ ▁These ▁too ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the