Edgebrook Lutheran Church Was On Fire Last Night
Apparently, Edgebrook Lutheran Church was set on fire by an arsonist last night. The preliminary details are reported 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.
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- Edgebrook Lutheran Church1
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- Edgebrook Lutheran Church – From Devon Ave.
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- View from alley off of Nokomis Ave.
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- Extensive damage to rear of building
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- Shot from alley off of Hiawatha Ave.
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- Fire reached front buildings facing Devon Ave.
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- More fire damage to front buildings
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- Scene of fire destruction in alley off of Hiawatha Ave.
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- Looking south off of Hiawatha Ave.
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- Fire crews wrapping up their overnight efforts
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- Hiawatha Ave. between Nokomis and Spokane is a sheet of ice
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- Another shot off of Hiawatha Ave.
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- Alley off of Hiawatha Ave.
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- The roof on the north section is pretty much gone
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- View from Hiawatha-Spokane intersection
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- Shot from the corner of Hiawatha-Spokane
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- Fire crews in a de-briefing on Hiawatha Ave.
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- Another view from Hiawatha-Spokane
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- Extensive fire damage to the roof
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- More roof damage
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- Building needs more than just a new roof
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- All boarded up
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- 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”
Update October 21, 2010 – Restoration work in progress:
Update November 11, 2010: Man who set church fire found not guilty by reason of insanity
Update September 19, 2011: After fire, a new beginning for Edgebrook Lutheran Church
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