Firefighters put out a blaze at Holy Innocent’s Saint Paul Church in the Tacony section of Philadelphia overnight that officials say was caused by a lighting malfunction in one of the outdoor fixtures that illuminates a large cross on the side of the building.
Fire broke out overnight at a Philadelphia church leaving a haze of smoke.
The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at Holy Innocent’s Saint Paul Church at Torresdale and Tyson avenues in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia.
Firefighters arrived to find a light haze of smoke inside the church, said firefighters on scene.
It appeared a lighting system for a cross outside malfunctioned causing a small electrical fire that crews extinguished, said firefighters.
No injuries were reported.
