Edgebrook Lutheran Church Was On Fire Last Night

By: Markus Azadeh • February 1st, 2010 • Filed Under •

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Apparently, Edgebrook Lutheran Church was set on fire by an arsonist last night. The preliminary details are reported here, here, here, and here. I went out this morning to see if I can snap some pictures of the disaster zone. Sure enough, there were still some fire crews out there this morning around 9 am, wrapping up the admirable job they performed overnight. It was so cold outside that my hands went numb after only 3 minutes. I can only imagine what these firemen must have gone through last night, with the water splashing in sub-zero temperatures. A fireman friend of mine who lives in North Edgebrook was busy elsewhere last night fighting a fire in Greektown, on Halsted Ave. Folks, we owe our firemen a huge debt of gratitude, for doing the best they can to keep us safe. Here are the pictures from the aftermath of the Edgebrook Lutheran Church fire.

: Edgebrook Lutheran Church1

: Edgebrook Lutheran Church – From Devon Ave.

: View from alley off of Nokomis Ave.

: Extensive damage to rear of building

: Shot from alley off of Hiawatha Ave.

: Fire reached front buildings facing Devon Ave.

: More fire damage to front buildings

: Scene of fire destruction in alley off of Hiawatha Ave.

: Looking south off of Hiawatha Ave.

: Fire crews wrapping up their overnight efforts

: Hiawatha Ave. between Nokomis and Spokane is a sheet of ice

: Another shot off of Hiawatha Ave.

: Alley off of Hiawatha Ave.

: The roof on the north section is pretty much gone

: View from Hiawatha-Spokane intersection

: Shot from the corner of Hiawatha-Spokane

: Fire crews in a de-briefing on Hiawatha Ave.

: Another view from Hiawatha-Spokane

: Extensive fire damage to the roof

: More roof damage

: Building needs more than just a new roof

: All boarded up

: Broken stained-glass windows

Addendum: More news trickling in, and what happened at the bond hearing …
Addendum:The above pictures are now also posted on 60646 Blog’s Flickr Page where you can view them as a slideshow
Addendum:Just found a 6:41 minute dispatch communication on the night of the fire, on YouTube. Hat tip “firefighterdispatch”
Addendum:Here’s a video of the firefighters’ efforts, on YouTube. Hat tip “SRResquire”

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