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COWPENS, p. . C.. . (WYFF) – Fire investigators are working to find out what caused a fire that broke out in a Cowpens Church on Saturday afternoon.
Several fire departments helped fight the fire that was spreading in the building’s open attic. The fire engulfed the roof, which later collapsed.
Cowpens Fire Chief Tony Blanton Although it was unclear what started the fire or where it started, it did not seem suspicious. Blanton said it could be a few days before a cause is known.
Kermit Morris, the church’s interim pastor, said the service will be held on Sunday morning at Broome High School’s art department.
« That building over there is just a building, » Morris said, referring to the remains of the church on Saturday night as the fire department continued to spray water on multiple sides of the smoldering structure. “The Church was gathered out here on the sidewalks today, talking and praying and looking. And tomorrow we’ll meet and start over and move forward. ”
The History section of the Church’s website states that the Church steeple caught fire in December. 19, 1987, while painting and repairing, severely damaging the steeple, balcony, and much of the interior of the sanctuary. It was decided to renovate and expand the sanctuary to increase capacity. The reconstructed building was opened on Sept.. inaugurated. 17, 1989. The sanctuary was renovated again in 2016.
First Baptist Church, Cowpens, South Carolina
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