Steeple Partially Collapsed in Major Fire at Urban Bible Fellowship Church

Firefighters are responding to an unconfirmed report of a fire in a church.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Aisquith St & E Eager St.

Firefighters on scene report smoke is coming from the steeple of the church.

BFD units have confirmed there is a working fire.

The BFD is transmitting a second alarm, calling for additional units and resources to the scene.

Citizen users show smoke rising from the church steeple.

Firefighters are working to reach the roof.

The fire is in Urban Bible Fellowship Church.

Firefighters report seeing fire three floors below the bell tower. They are also evacuating all occupants from the building.

BFD units are also evacuating the building and establishing defensive operations.

Video from Citizen users show the steeple fully engulfed in flames.

A bus is being requested to the scene to help transport the evacuated occupants.

The BFD is transmitting a third alarm, bringing even more units and resources to the scene.

Firefighters appear to be trying to hit the fire with high-pressure water from the outside of the building.

Numerous emergency response units are coordinating at the scene.

Firefighters have just received a report of a building fire at E Biddle Street and Greenmount Avenue, which is nearby. It's unclear if the fires are related.

Police are escorting evacuated occupants to buses. It's unclear how many people have been evacuated from the area.

Firefighters are continuing to evacuate people from the area.

Large amounts of debris are falling to the street from the roof of the church. Firefighters are waiting for the fire to drop down, so they will have an easier time putting water on it.

The buses are being used to temporarily shelter the evacuees.

Firefighters believe the burned out steeple may fall onto an adjacent structure. They are preparing a collapse zone.

The BFD has transmitted a fourth alarm, assembling additional units and resources.

Firefighters have confirmed part of the steeple collapsed. Units are preparing to extinguish the body of the fire, which is now mostly inside the church.

All displaced residents are being relocated to 1401 E Biddle Street.

Firefighters are actively putting water on the fire.

Citizen users show smoke continuing to emanate from the top of the structure.

The fire is spreading from the rafters to a floor within the church.

Firefighters are working to extinguish pockets of fire throughout the building.

Firefighters are continuing to asses damage to the building.