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Cardinal Dolan visits Staten Island convent hit by suspicious fire
Eyewitness News
STATEN ISLAND (WABC) -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan celebrated mass Sunday at St. Joseph Hill Academy in Staten Island, where a suspicious fire broke out in the convent Saturday morning.
Dolan's visit is part of a previously planned event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Daughters of Divine Charity.
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the blaze, which broke out at about 5:30 a.m. at the convent on Hylan Boulevard in the Arrochar section.
Six people were injured, including four firefighters and two nuns.
Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9284514