2-alarm fire torches former church in Philadelphia

Firefighters battled a 2-alarm blaze on Monday morning that broke out at a former church.

The Brief

A 2-alarm fire destroyed a former church in West Philadelphia early Monday morning.

Locals say the abandoned church was last known as the Greater White Oak Baptist Church.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

No one was hurt after a two-alarm fire gutted an abandoned church in West Philadelphia on Monday morning.

What we know:

Firefighters were called to the former church on the 5500 block of Market Street just before 4 a.m. for reports of a fire.

The fire was elevated to 2-alarms as crews battled heavy flames that spread quickly throughout the building's old architecture.

Over 70 firefighters

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