A church suffered significant damage, and at least one firefighter was injured during a fire incident in the Dallas area on Friday.
The fire ignited at approximately 12:30 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, as reported by Dallas Fire-Rescue.
Pastor P.D. Taylor, aged 85 and using a cane, was preparing for his Sunday sermon when he noticed smoke in the church office. Taylor, who has served for 48 years, was the only person present when the blaze erupted.
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Taylor managed to evacuate the church and called his wife, Jeanie.
The pastor recounted to FOX 4 Dallas, “Jeanie, the building is on fire. Pray.”
According to Dallas Fire Rescue, about 50 firefighters responded to the incident to fight the 2-alarm fire. One firefighter was injured but is in stable condition after being taken to a hospital.
One firefighter is in stable condition after being injured while mitigating a church fire in Dallas on Friday. (KDFW)
Pastor P.D. Taylor expressed a sense of peace regarding the situation when speaking to FOX 4 Dallas.
“There’s a reason, and I don’t have to worry about it. When I die, I know where I’m going because on December 3, 1967, I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior,” Taylor stated.
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The fire was primarily confined to the office areas of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and did not significantly spread into the sanctuary, which Pastor Taylor appreciates.
“We see God working. We trust him,” Taylor affirmed.
A Baptist church in Dallas endured significant damage after a fire erupted on Friday for reasons still under investigation. (KDFW)
Although the members of Pleasant Valley cannot gather in the sanctuary this Sunday, they plan to hold their regular church meeting at another location nearby.
This incident marks the second major fire at a Dallas-area Baptist church within a week, with the First Baptist Church in downtown Dallas experiencing a fire on July 19.
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The cause of the fire that occurred at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church on Friday remains under investigation.
