St. Matthews Church in Grand Falls-Windsor has been heavily damaged by fire.
According to Fire Chief Vince MacKenzie, crews arrived on the scene around 9:00 last night to find the building ablaze.
The church was extensively damaged, there were no injuries.
Grand Falls-Windsor Firefighters mopping up fire scene of the St Matthews church. Fire crews arrived to heavy fire inside the church at approximately 9 pm. Extensive damage,no injuries. pic.twitter.com/aaCBgFll4b
— Vince MacKenzie (@FirechiefVince) October 19, 2019
This is the second church fire in the town over the last week. The Grand Falls-Windsor fire department responded to a fire under the floor of the House of God Chruch last Saturday. There were no injuries in that fire, and damage was contained to under the building.
GF-W Firefighters make good stop of a fire under the floor at The House of God Church on New Bay Road. The call came it at approx 730 am this morning. Damage contained to under the building. No injuries, investigation underway. @towngfw pic.twitter.com/9Pvq4lCqsM
— Vince MacKenzie (@FirechiefVince) October 12, 2019
