JOHNSON COUNTY —Fire investigators have concluded the investigation of Thursday night’s fire that damaged the First Baptist Church of Mission. The fire has been ruled accidental and started in the attic of the educational wing of the church, according to the ATF-Kansas City, Kansas Fire Marshal's office and the Consolidated Fire District.
Firefighters were called to the church around 5:30 p.m. for smoke and flames coming from an annex building of the church. By the time firefighters arrived, flames had broken through the building's roof, which later collapsed.
Firefighters managed to keep the fire from breaching the church's sanctuary. Officials say the building was empty when the fire broke out, and no one was injured.
The church’s website says it was founded more than 85 years ago, but does not give information on the age of the building destroyed.
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MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Firefighters in suburban Kansas City are investigating a fire that destroyed part of the First Baptist Church in Mission, Kansas, but spared the long-standing church’s sanctuary.
Firefighters were called to the church around 5:30 p.m. Thursday after smoke and flames were reported coming from an annex building of the church. By the time firefighters arrived, flames had broken through the building’s roof, which later collapsed.
Firefighters managed to keep the fire from breaching the church’s sanctuary. The building was empty when the fire broke out, and no one was injured, officials said. The State Fire Marshal is investigating to determine the cause of the fire.
The church’s website says it was founded more than 85 years ago, but does not give information on the age of the building destroyed.