Firefighters worked to put out a second-alarm fire that also caused multiple smaller fires Friday morning at an abandoned church building in north St. Louis.
The St. Louis Fire Department said the call came in around 1 a.m. and that firefighters responded in the area just two days ago to a small brush fire on the same property.
It’s believed that there were items in the church, such as clothes and other combustible things that may have been for donation, that contributed to the severity of the fire. The heat also played a role.
The department noted that no one was injured in the fire, and said one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. It took crews two hours to knock out the fire, and at least 60 firefighters were on the scene.
The First Responder Canteen was also on scene to assist in hydrating and cooling the firefighters. The church has not been active for some time.
KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis
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