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NewsApril 13, 2009

ALTON BAY, N.H. -- A massive Easter fire has damaged dozens of buildings on the grounds of a Christian center in New Hampshire. Firefighters tell the News 9 television station in Manchester that 52 buildings burned at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center. The buildings were cottage-type seasonal homes...

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A fire rages through the Christian Conference Center Sunday April 12, 2009 in Alton Bay, N.H., 30 miles northeast of Concord. The massive Easter fire damaged dozens of buildings. The buildings are cottage-type seasonal homes. (AP Photo/Roger Amsden)
A fire rages through the Christian Conference Center Sunday April 12, 2009 in Alton Bay, N.H., 30 miles northeast of Concord. The massive Easter fire damaged dozens of buildings. The buildings are cottage-type seasonal homes. (AP Photo/Roger Amsden)

ALTON BAY, N.H. -- A massive Easter fire has damaged dozens of buildings on the grounds of a Christian center in New Hampshire.

Firefighters tell the News 9 television station in Manchester that 52 buildings burned at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center. The buildings were cottage-type seasonal homes.

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There were no reports of civilian injuries. One firefighter was hurt.

The fire erupted at 4:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, when Christians were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The fire's cause hasn't been determined.

The center was founded in 1863. It sits along Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire's biggest lake.

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