Enormous Friday night fire at old Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga shuts down streets, consumes for north of 7 hours
This story was refreshed at 2:47 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022 with more data.
An enormous fire at the old Highland Park Baptist Church that necessary north of 100 firemen and 21 of the Chattanooga Fire Department's 26 organizations was at long last contained early Saturday morning after a safe house set up suggestion had been given for neighboring occupants because of weighty smoke nearby.
The location of the fire, presently part of the Redemption to the Nations Church grounds, is situated at the edge of Union Avenue and South Orchard Knob Avenue. The fire was contained around 2 a.m. Saturday after occupants were encouraged to remain inside with entryways and windows shut right away before 11 p.m. Friday, as indicated by a CFD news discharge.
A few roads, including portions of Bailey Avenue, S Willow Avenue, S Orchard Knob Avenue, S Beech Street and Union Avenue, were likewise shut to all traffic and people on foot as fire teams attempted to douse the flares.
The fire was first announced at 7:13 p.m. after a bystander spotted smoke. A few groups revealed seeing smoke from the fire lobby as they were leaving and found weighty, dark smoke coming from each of the four sides of the structure, as well as the rooftop, on appearance, a CFD news discharge states.
After chapel authorities prompted that the empty structure was primarily risky, firemen were cleared. Stepping stool trucks were situated on all sides of the structure to assist with containing the fire to the structure of beginning and safeguard nearby designs. Segments of the congregation must be destroyed so firemen could completely stifle the fire, which was consuming in different areas on numerous floors, as per a CFD tweet.
The reason for the fire will be explored. No wounds were accounted for.
- Assembled by Kim Sebring