SALT LAKE CITY — Australian news outlets reported a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was destroyed in a fire early Monday.

Crews were called to the fire in Hebersham in west Sydney about 3 a.m. Monday (10 a.m. Mountain time on Sunday), 9 News in Australia reported.

No one was inside the building at the time of the fire, the outlet reported.

Fire and Rescue NSW inspector Steve Perkins told the outlet firefighters were able to prevent the fire from reaching the chapel within the meetinghouse.

Photos show severe damage to a large portion of the building.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. ABC News in Australia reported a K9 police unit was aiding.

The fire happened as the church's semiannual general conference, where church leaders speak

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