The Virginian-Pilot
                               THE LEDGER-STAR 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, July 14, 1994                TAG: 9407140449
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

HOLY SMOKE

ILLUSTRATION: ASSOCIATED PRESS photo

Fire ripped through St. Jame's Episcopal Church last night in

Richmond after lightning allegedly struck the steeple. The

82-year-old structure sent a column of smoke several hundred feet

high. No injuries have been reported.

KEYWORDS: FIRE

by CNB