An early-morning fire destroyed the sanctuary of a 91-year-old Carroll County church, officials said.
The blaze broke out around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bethesda Baptist Church in Carrollton, fire officials said. Damage was estimated at $1.7 million, the Georgia Department of Insurance said Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to other buildings at the church.
National, state and local investigators have been unable to determine the cause by late Wednesday. But foul play is not expected. No one was injured.
Courtney Fellows, who lives across the street from the church, told Channel 2 Action News she woke up to the sound of fire trucks.
“All I saw was a bright light coming into the windows … ,” Fellows said. “I looked out the window and the entire church was on fire.”
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