Roof Collapses at Historic Grand Rapids Church After Hours-Long Overnight Fire
107 Lagrave Ave SE
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- Firefighters responded to a fire at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church's secondary building on Grand Rapids' southeast side just before 11 p.m. Wednesday.
- The 133-year-old structure, located near Southeast Sheldon Boulevard and Southeast Oakes Street, burned for approximately seven hours before crews could bring it under control.
- The building's floor collapsed Thursday morning, and fire officials say the structure is expected to be a total loss.
- One firefighter sustained a minor injury after being struck by a falling brick but is expected to recover.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Fire officials say the secondary structure is expected to be a total loss, though the church's main building was not damaged.
The floor of the building collapsed Thursday morning after burning for about seven hours.
One firefighter was injured after a brick fell on his head during the response but is expected to be okay.
Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the basement of the 133-year-old structure, with flames already spreading through the walls and void spaces by the time crews began an interior attack.
Firefighters battled an overnight fire at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church on Grand Rapids' southeast side, which broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the church's secondary building.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 107 Lagrave Ave SE.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Fire officials say the secondary structure is expected to be a total loss, though the church's main building was not damaged.
The floor of the building collapsed Thursday morning after burning for about seven hours.
One firefighter was injured after a brick fell on his head during the response but is expected to be okay.
Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the basement of the 133-year-old structure, with flames already spreading through the walls and void spaces by the time crews began an interior attack.
Firefighters battled an overnight fire at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church on Grand Rapids' southeast side, which broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the church's secondary building.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 107 Lagrave Ave SE.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Fire officials say the secondary structure is expected to be a total loss, though the church's main building was not damaged.
The floor of the building collapsed Thursday morning after burning for about seven hours.
One firefighter was injured after a brick fell on his head during the response but is expected to be okay.
Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the basement of the 133-year-old structure, with flames already spreading through the walls and void spaces by the time crews began an interior attack.
Firefighters battled an overnight fire at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church on Grand Rapids' southeast side, which broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the church's secondary building.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 107 Lagrave Ave SE.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Fire officials say the secondary structure is expected to be a total loss, though the church's main building was not damaged.
The floor of the building collapsed Thursday morning after burning for about seven hours.
One firefighter was injured after a brick fell on his head during the response but is expected to be okay.
Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the basement of the 133-year-old structure, with flames already spreading through the walls and void spaces by the time crews began an interior attack.
Firefighters battled an overnight fire at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church on Grand Rapids' southeast side, which broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the church's secondary building.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 107 Lagrave Ave SE.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Fire officials say the secondary structure is expected to be a total loss, though the church's main building was not damaged.
The floor of the building collapsed Thursday morning after burning for about seven hours.
One firefighter was injured after a brick fell on his head during the response but is expected to be okay.
Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the basement of the 133-year-old structure, with flames already spreading through the walls and void spaces by the time crews began an interior attack.
Firefighters battled an overnight fire at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church on Grand Rapids' southeast side, which broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the church's secondary building.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 107 Lagrave Ave SE.
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The amount if churches burning down is sickening its an attack on our religion when will people wake up to this!
It would behoove anyone reading to look in to what the group A/I Collective has been disseminating to its users, to include specific training for arson attacks...Surely, the massive uptick in church fires nationwide is just coincidence, right? Surely it has nothing to do with a violent faction set on seeing American values burned to the ground, right?
I’m sure Muslims were involved
we got arsonists in grand rapids? can we make requests i got an address they should burn down
The amount if churches burning down is sickening its an attack on our religion when will people wake up to this!
It would behoove anyone reading to look in to what the group A/I Collective has been disseminating to its users, to include specific training for arson attacks...Surely, the massive uptick in church fires nationwide is just coincidence, right? Surely it has nothing to do with a violent faction set on seeing American values burned to the ground, right?
I’m sure Muslims were involved
we got arsonists in grand rapids? can we make requests i got an address they should burn down
The amount if churches burning down is sickening its an attack on our religion when will people wake up to this!
It would behoove anyone reading to look in to what the group A/I Collective has been disseminating to its users, to include specific training for arson attacks...Surely, the massive uptick in church fires nationwide is just coincidence, right? Surely it has nothing to do with a violent faction set on seeing American values burned to the ground, right?
I’m sure Muslims were involved
we got arsonists in grand rapids? can we make requests i got an address they should burn down
The amount if churches burning down is sickening its an attack on our religion when will people wake up to this!
It would behoove anyone reading to look in to what the group A/I Collective has been disseminating to its users, to include specific training for arson attacks...Surely, the massive uptick in church fires nationwide is just coincidence, right? Surely it has nothing to do with a violent faction set on seeing American values burned to the ground, right?
I’m sure Muslims were involved
we got arsonists in grand rapids? can we make requests i got an address they should burn down
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The amount if churches burning down is sickening its an attack on our religion when will people wake up to this!
It would behoove anyone reading to look in to what the group A/I Collective has been disseminating to its users, to include specific training for arson attacks...Surely, the massive uptick in church fires nationwide is just coincidence, right? Surely it has nothing to do with a violent faction set on seeing American values burned to the ground, right?
I’m sure Muslims were involved
we got arsonists in grand rapids? can we make requests i got an address they should burn down