A late night fire at a church near Engineer’s Cutoff caused more than $100,000 in damage. Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Ed Quinto said the cause of the fire at Emmanuel Baptist Church is unknown and seems suspicious.
The fire reached into the attic, and major damage occurred in the new portion of the church.
“We were finally able to get to all the fire in the attic and we took down the majority of the ceiling sheet rock, so there’s a lot of damage there and a lot of the roof tresses got charred,” he said.
Quinto said it took about an hour to extinguish the flames. The Juneau Police Department and the fire marshal’s office are investigating. Evidence was collected at the scene last night.
