Fire Damages Church in Lackawanna County
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
(Sunday, March 5) A church family in Olyphant is in need of help tonight, after fire tore through their house of worship Sunday afternoon.
Fire broke out inside the All Saints Orthodox Church around 4:00 PM Sunday afternoon.
Investigators say the fire started in a back storage room, then quickly spread.
Valuable paintings on the church`s ceiling were damaged in the blaze.
No one was hurt, but church officials need help from a surrounding parish to help them hold services.
Firefighters say the church suffered a lot of smoke and water damage after the fire in Lackawanna County.
