6-Alarm Fire Destroys Roxbury Church, Causes $1M In Damages

BOSTON, MA — All crews were on deck this morning for more than six hours working in the frigid temperatures to fight a six-alarm fire that destroyed a church in Boston Saturday morning.

Officials put the initial damage estimate for fire at $1 million. Investigators are still working to figure out what started the fire.

Firefighters were called to 113 Harold Street in Roxbury at the old Holy Mt. Zion Church. When crews got there, they set to work on a fire in the basement. But, according to officials, the fire quickly spread and made its way to the roof and took over the building.

Crews had multiple hose lines out attacking the fire. About an hour in, crews had to set up a collapse zone, as parts of the roof started to collapse, according to officials.

Photos show icicles forming on just about everything the water touched - from tree branches to the some stairs into the building.

By 7 a.m., two hours into the fire, crews ordered a sixth alarm and shortly after that, one firefighter was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.

The building, owned by Holy Mt. Sinai, was last assessed by the city as being worth $1.8 million.

Photos courtesy Boston Fire Department.