2 Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze At Church: UPDATE

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Two firefighters received minor injuries, and were hospitalized, battling a blaze at the Zion Baptist Church in New Rochelle Thursday. The fire burned for more than two hours with thick smoke billowing into the air.

Fire Chief Andy Sandor told the Journal News that the church had a lot of void spaces inside it along with a lot of dry wood, which made the fire labor intensive for firefighters.

Authorities said no one was in the church at the time of the fire.

Original article:

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Firefighters were called to a fire Thursday morning at a New Rochelle church. The blaze at Zion Baptist Church is located Lockwood Avenue and is directly across Memorial Highway from Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital.

The fire was reported around 8 a.m., the Journal News said.

Marcus Solis, of WABC's Eyewitness News, tweeted that the three-alarm blaze was under control and that the sanctuary was not damaged. The storage and living areas, however, were damaged.

This is a developing story so check back with Patch for updates.

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