PHOTOS: Fire crews battle blaze at DeKalb church

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PHOTOS: Fire crews battle blaze at DeKalb church

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church early Friday morning. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation.

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church located at 1164 Richard Road Friday morning, April 19, 2024. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. (John Spink / AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church April 19, 2024. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. Pastor Oluremi Fesojaye said he’d been in the sanctuary praying when he noticed smoke coming from his office shortly before 5 a.m. (Photo by John Spink/AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church April 19, 2024. Pastor Oluremi Fesojaye said he’d been in the sanctuary praying when he noticed smoke coming from his office shortly before 5 a.m. Fesojaye called 911 and had already gotten out of the church when DeKalb firefighters arrived. (Photo by John Spink/AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church April 19, 2024. Pastor Oluremi Fesojaye called 911 and had already gotten out of the church when DeKalb firefighters arrived. Crews had to cut a hole in the structure’s metal roof as they fought the blaze. (John Spink/AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church Friday, April 19, 2024. Pastor Oluremi Fesojaye escaped the blaze and called 911. It took 40 minutes to extinguish the blaze that damaged one-third of the structure. The rest of the property sustained smoke and water damage, authorities said. (John Spink/AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church Friday, April 19, 2024. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. The 50-member congregation has to figure out where to gather for worship. “God is going to always find a way,” Pastor Oluremi Fesojaye. (Photo by John Spink/AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church on Richard Road on Friday, April 19, 2024. No one was injured, and the cause remains under investigation. The blaze damaged one-third of the structure, and the rest of the property sustained smoke and water damage, authorities said. (John Spink/AJC)

DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church on Richard Road Friday morning, April 19, 2024. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. (John Spink/AJC)

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DeKalb County firefighters battle a blaze at the Celestial Citizens Global church located at 1164 Richard Road Friday morning, April 19, 2024. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. (John Spink / AJC)

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