Large fire breaks out at Pentecostal church in Pittsburg

PITTSBURG, Calif. – A big fireplace broke out at a church in Pittsburg early Friday morning.

Flames shot out of the constructing on Central Avenue, close to Railroad Avenue and Railroad Lane simply earlier than 3 a.m. at The Pentecostals of the Bay Space. The roof fell in and the within gave the impression to be severely broken. 

The fireplace was reported about 2:45 a.m. 

Talking on the scene of the blaze, senior pastor Elias Limones stated lots of the church members are Spanish talking and they’re very lively locally, together with sharing the gospel and collaborating in meals giveaways. 

They’ve about 1,000 parishioners and the church has been there for about 20 years and the constructing is about 75 years previous. 

Limones stated that he has no thought what may have sparked the fireplace.

The constructing had been not too long ago renovated and had a brand new roof, photo voltaic panels and flooring, he stated.

Contra Costa Hearth Safety District Capt. George Laing stated it might take a while to find out the reason for the fireplace in such a historic constructing, which was a theater.

“We do not know sufficient concerning the constructing but,” he stated. 

Limones tried to strike an optimistic tone. He did in order members of the church stood in a circle, praying. 

“I imagine that is going to carry the church collectively,” he stated. “We will pray. We will search path and see what we have to do subsequent.”  

Church member Juan Pedro Cabrera was the development foreman who oversaw the transformation of the previous Vogue theater into the church.

“It is heartbreaking. Actually I need to cry,” Cabrera stated. “It was actually blood, sweat and tear that went into this. It was a labor of affection.”

Church member Kennedy Camacho stated the rendering of flames on the church’s signal was not as a lot ironic however symbolic.

“It is typically a logo of renewal,” he stated. “What occurred right here has religious that means.”