Fire at St. Charles Catholic School in northwest Spokane

A fire at St. Charles Catholic School in northwest Spokane overnight that led to extensive damage to the school building is now being investigated by a trio of law enforcement agencies.

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Thu., March 18, 2021

Investigators leave the scene of a fire at St. Charles Catholic School in this photo from March 18, 2021. A suspect, Rio Antonio Mirabal, was indicted on a federal charge Wednesday in connection with the fire.

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Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer on the scene of the St. Charles School fire, Thursday, March 18, 2021.

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St. Charles Parrish Pastor Fr. Esteban Soler, second from left, talks with detectives Thursday, March 18, 2021, after an early morning fire significantly damaged part of the school building.

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Most Reverend Thomas Daly, Bishop of Spokane, visits St. Charles Catholic School, Thursday, March 18, 2021, after an early morning fire damaged the building.

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Most Reverend Thomas Daly, Bishop of Spokane, visits St. Charles Catholic School, Thursday, March 18, 2021, after an early morning fire damaged the building.

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St. Charles Parish Pastor Fr. Esteban Soler, center, gathers with, from left, Vicar General Dioceses of Spokane Darrin Connell, Fr. Brian Sattler, Bishop Thomas Daly and Fr. Eugene Tracy, gather Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the St. Charles School fire scene that left the build heavily damaged.

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Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer, second from left, gives an update on the St. Charles School fire to, from left, Fr. Eugene Tracy, Vicar General of the Spokane Diocese Darrin Connell, Fr. Brian Sattler, Bishop Thomas Daly and St. Charles Pastor Fr. Esteban Soler, Thursday, March 18, 2021.

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The Rev. Esteban Soler, left of St. Charles Parish, and Bishop Thomas Daly view the fire scene where part of the St. Charles Catholic School burned on Thursday.

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The damage inside St. Charles School is seen from an early Thursday morning fire.

Courtesy Of Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer