US EditionCrews Battle Fire at Former Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Chester
Firefighters declared a mayday after one became disoriented; crews switched to defensive tactics amid a three-alarm blaze at a 151-year-old vacant church.
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Update: Crews battle 3-alarm fire at former Chester Catholic church
The Chester Fire Department and assisting companies and departments from outside the city are fighting a blaze Wednesday morning at the former Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, 1408 W. Second St. City Fire Commissioner John-Paul Shirley said that by 7 a.m. crews had taken up a defensive position, what’s called “surround and drown,” and a collapse zone was declared. He said the call came in about 6 a.m. There is a fire station close…
Crews battle fire at former Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Chester
Fire crews in Chester responded to a major blaze early Wednesday at the site of a former church building on West 2nd Street. The structure was once the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, which has since closed.
A church vacant for more than a decade in Chester City, Delaware County, was consumed by a fire that occupied several fire brigades. It was the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church located between 2nd and Norris Streets. Chester Fire Commissioner John Paul Shirley told TELEMUNDO 62 that the disaster was controlled in the basement of the building, but that fires in legendary temples like this are difficult to placate. “It may be a game of time at this…
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