Saturday fire guts Temple structure

Saturday fire guts Temple structure

Temple, Tx (FOX44) - A Saturday afternoon fire destroyed a structure on South 5th Street, but resulted in no injuries. Firefighters were called to 412 S 5th at 130 p.m. with the first units on the scene reporting heavy smoke a flames coming from an outbuilding at that address. Firefighters reported the fire had quickly spread causing additional damage to neighboring wood fences. (Temple Fire & Rescue photo Firefighters were able to knock the fir…

Fire destroys Historic Clayborn Temple The fire consumed the entire building (Photo: WREG) (LPL/FOX13) – The Clayborn Temple Church in downtown Memphis caught fire early Monday morning. The second-alarm fire was reported shortly before 1:40 a.m. at the historic church and civil rights monument, located at 294 Hernando St., according to the Memphis Fire Department (MFD). The cause of the fire is unknown. “Despite our best efforts, as you can see,…

Fire destroys historic Clayborn Temple in Downtown Memphis Monday

The site was a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Historic Clayborn Temple Church goes up in flames after 130 years

Historic Clayborn Temple Church goes up in flames after 130 years

Fire destroys Historic Clayborn Temple

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Historic Clayborn Temple was caught on fire in downtown Memphis early Monday morning, police confirm. Officers say they were called to the church fire a little after 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hernando and Martin Luther King, steps away from the FedExForum. (Photo by: WREG's Quintin Bearkley) (Photo by: WREG's Quintin Bearkley) (Photo by: WREG's Quintin Bearkley) WREG crews on the scene captured footage of the large f…

Historic church lost in fire on Hernando Street; MFD crews on the scene

The Memphis Fire Department is on the scene after a historic local church caught fire during the late-night hours.