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NEW CANEY, Texas - Authorities are piecing together what led up to a fire at a church in New Caney Monday morning.
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It happened at First Baptist Church New Caney on Hwy 59 in Montgomery County around 5 a.m. Responding firefighters encountered heavy flames coming from the roof, so crews worked to extinguish the fire through the attic.
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Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but several firefighters from different departments were called in to assist.
According to the church pastor, Jonathan Fitzgerald, the cause of the fire appears to be electrical.
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And while the damage was severe, Fitzgerald says the church, which has been around since the 1950s, is prone to flooding, so they were in the process of relocating.
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No additional information, as of this writing, has been shared, but an investigation remains underway.