Firefighter hospitalized after flames destroy part of an abandoned church in Fayette County

BROWNSVILLE, Pa. — Flames have torn through a church in Fayette County.

Fayette County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to Market Street in Brownsville at around 5:35 p.m.

Firefighters from Brownsville Fire Company say their crews were met with heavy fire and smoke coming from the abandoned First Baptist Church.

Part of the church collapsed while crews were battling the flames. A machine will be brought in to tear down the rest of the damaged wall.

One firefighter was taken to a hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion.

Investigators say the church has been condemned for years.

13 departments that came from both Fayette and Washington counties responded to the fire.

The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal has been called to investigate the cause of the fire.

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