Chicago fire crews respond to large fire, collapse at Renewal Life Church on South Emerald Avenue in Englewood, officials say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Fire Department crews responded to a large church fire on Thanksgiving on the city's South Side.

The fire gutted the building from the inside out, causing it to collapse.

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The fire broke out Thursday afternoon near West 59th Street and South Emerald Avenue in Englewood, CFD officials said.

CFD crews were responding to the three-story church building with "lots of additional equipment."

ABC7 crews witnessed as part of Renewal Life Church collapsed as it was engulfed in flames and smoke, which quickly spread.

No injuries were reported and the exact cause of the fire was not yet known.

ABC7 spoke with the pastor of the church, Je'Rico Brown. He says the three-story building was empty when the fire started.