First Baptist Dallas historic sanctuary partially destroyed

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First ******** Dallas historic sanctuary partially destroyed

DALLAS – The historic First ******** ******* sanctuary built in the 1800’s went up in flames Friday evening.

The ***** reached four alarms after the roof partially collapsed, but it has now been contained.

Senior Pastor

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says he’s grateful no congregants were harmed.

Crews were first called to the ******* at the corner of San Jacinto and North Ervay Street just after 6 p.m.

First responders were met with heavy smoke when they first arrived. It originated as a two-alarm ***** but quickly grew to four alarms.

Things seemed to be mostly under control until the flames rekindled around 7:35 p.m. when the roof partially collapsed.

Dallas *****-Rescue called for a fourth alarm at 8:14 p.m. Dozens of firefighters have been on scene all afternoon trying to control the flames and pushing people back to safety.

BREAKING: We’re now seeing more flames and heavy smoke at First ******** Dallas. ***** is getting significantly worse. People are being told to evacuate from blocks around the *******.

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Jeffress said no one has been hurt.

“I was baptized there when I was 6, I was ordained in ministry when I was 21. It holds a lot of memories. We thank **** that nobody has been hurt. We had just concluded vacation ****** school with over 2,000 kids. They were all gone, so **** has protected us through all this,” Jeffress told FOX 4. “I’m grateful that the ******* is not bricks or mortar or wood; it’s people.”

Tomorrow, First ******** Dallas will be meeting for worship at the Dallas Convention Center. We will have one service at 11am. We plan to livestream the service.

More details to follow about parking and more. We hope you will join us for worship tomorrow.

— First ******** Dallas (@firstdallas)

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First ******** is expected to hold a service at 11 a.m. at the Dallas Convention Center on Sunday.

Investigators believe the ***** may have started in the *******’s basement.

Most firefighting operations began to shut down around 2 in the morning.

On Saturday morning, crews were still in the area of the *******, spraying water to extinguish hot spots.

The building is currently inaccessible because ***** officials are concerned about its structural integrity.

Dallas *****-Rescue says the ******* will be required to put barriers around the building, provide 24 hour security and structural engineer’s report within 24 hours.

If the sanctuary is determined to be unstable, then it will be demolished.

Dallas *****-Rescue will continue to have crews on scene until the building is declared secure or it is demolished.

The cause of the ***** is being classified as undetermined, but that could change if new information comes to light, DFR says.

Drone Video Shows Damage at *******

FOX 4 viewer Elias Canales shared drone video of the damage at First ******** Dallas.

The video from above the historic sanctuary shows much of the building was damaged in the *****.

While the exterior walls to most of the building are still standing, the video shows significant damage to the interior.

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First ******** Dallas was started in 1868, but the red brick building, known as the historic sanctuary was not built until 1890, according to the Texas Historic Commission.

The ******* received a historical marker in 1968.

This is a developing story. Check back with FOX 4 for more info.

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