3-Alarm Fire Damages Local Church

Contact: Doug Dickerson
                  Lieutenant, PIO
                 Office: 214-670-7949
                 Pager : 214-670-4115,code 9905

Date: January 17, 2001
Time: Immediate Release

Location: 11540 Ferguson Road

Response: Three Alarms, 14 Major pieces of equipment, 60 Firefighters

Equipment Involved: N/A

Times: 1st alarm 1:09 a.m.
              2nd alarm 1:13 a.m.
              3rd alarm 1:42 a.m.
              Under Control @ 2:18 a.m.

Cause: Under Investigation

Injuries: None

Damages: $300,000-Structure
                     $100,000-Contents

Details: Firefighters were called out early this morning to the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection. When the first crews arrived on the scene they reported heavy fire coming from the main sanctuary of the church and immediately requested a second alarm response. Preliminary investigations indicate that the fire may have started somewhere in the main sanctuary of the church before spreading to other parts of the building, as there was heavy damage in this area. A third alarm response was requested for additional manpower and to help relieve the first arriving crews. The fire was brought under control in just over an hour. Church members who responded from their homes to the scene tonight told investigators the last persons in the church left around 8 p.m. last evening. There were no injuries reported during this incident. Fire investigators will be back on the scene later today continuing their investigation.

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