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Roof of Historic Berkeley Church Catches Fire

Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire at a historic church near the University of California Berkeley campus on Friday, September 30.

Part of the roof at the First Congressional Church collapsed due to the intensity of the flames, according to a report. In a Facebook post, the church said: “What we know so far is that it is related to work that was being done on the roof. No one was hurt and the fire is being contained.”

Other videos show that black smoke and flames could be spotted from blocks away. The church was built in 1874. Credit: Instagram/Yaneli Gonzalez