A church building in Louisville, Kentucky, dated to the 1920s, burned on Saturday night in a fire that required 70 firefighters to be brought under control, according to a report.
An arson investigation will determine whether the fire was deliberately set, Louisville Fire Chief Bobby Cooper told local FOX WDRB-TV station.
No one was seen inside the building when firefighters responded and no injuries were reported, according to the station.
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Photos posted by the city’s fire department showed flames rising from the building’s roof while firefighters directed water to the fire on at least three stairs raised outside the building.
Firefighters respond to a fire in a church in Louisville, Kentucky, March 13, 2021. (Louisville Fire Department)
Firefighters later discovered that the roof had partially collapsed, the WDRB reported.
It was not immediately clear whether the century-old building was still being used for worship services, the WDRB reported.
Firefighters respond to a fire in a church in Louisville, Kentucky, March 13, 2021. (Louisville Fire Department)
Flames seen on the roof of a church in Louisville, Kentucky, March 13, 2021. (Louisville Fire Department)
Known as the Greater New Hope Community Church, the building was originally opened as the Kenneth Israel Synagogue, the report said.
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There was no immediate indication that the fire was linked to protests in the city on the one-year anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville woman who was shot dead a year ago during a police operation at her apartment.