Musical Church in the fire damaged to continue at the nearby Parish Hall with Ash on Wednesday

A church in Muskogee was damaged by a fire just a few days before Ashes. Firefighters said that at the time nobody was inside and the cause was examined.

Osage Drone 6 shows the damage to the roof of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, with a corner dropping to a fire that draws the attention of the neighbors.

“My good friend, who lives there directly, she is also a member of the parishion. Maybe she called me shortly before 9:00 a.m. and said:” Theresa, the church burns. “And I'm like what?!” Teresa Hughes said. Hughes has been to St. Josephs for almost 30 years – and hurried over to see it for himself.

“I imagined the worst, but they got it out,” said Hughes.

Q: Who examines the fire?

A: Firefighters were there minutes after the breakdown of an alarm and said they had the fire under control after about an hour and a half. The ATF also examines because it said that church fire falls under its responsibility.

“A big praise to the fire brigade of Muskogee for your quick action and you are very good in what you did. You saved this entire building. Because that was really, as it came to the attic, this thing could have been a disaster, worse than it is, ”said Ashley Stephens, in Ashley Stephens in Ashley.

Q: What is the damage to the church?

A: “There are some essential structural damage, some support rays that are twisted and distorted, and we have a certain break in the brick veneer on the front,” said the deputy firefighter of nutmeg, Marshall Mike Haley.

Q: Do firefighters know how the fire started?

A: “We have a pretty good idea where inside, now we only find out how it started and whether there is any malignant intention or whether it was just an accident, we will try to come up with it,” said Stephens.

Q: What happens next for community members?

A: St. Joseph said the fair on Wednesday on Wednesday will take place in the parish hall on the property.

“It's just one thing that we will go through,” said Hughes. “Repair and restore things okay. Maybe until Easter, probably probably beyond. “

Q: Does the fire affect other buildings on the property??

A: No. Firefighters say that the St. Joseph School was not influenced by the fire right next to the church.