Tishomingo church destroyed by fire

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Posted: 2:01 PM Dec 22, 2008
Last Updated: 6:28 PM Dec 22, 2008
Reporter: KXII-TV Staff
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TISHOMINGO, OK ―A fire over the weekend burned a local church to the ground. The St. Anthony Catholic Church in Tishomingo went up in flames early Sunday morning.

Officials now say the cause of the fire, which started in the entrance and the bell tower, may have been electrical.

Firefighters risked their own welfare to fight the flames early Sunday morning.

"One firefighter was injured on scene. A tree limb fell off a tree and hit him in the arm. He was treated on scene. Nothing was broken. He’s ok," Taron Gilpin of the Tishomingo Fire Department says.

The church building is a complete loss.

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Posted by: Jonny Sollinger Location: Ravennah on Dec 24, 2008 at 02:39 AM
too bad this wasn't Faith Church.....

Posted by: Red Location: Sherman on Dec 23, 2008 at 04:27 PM
Holy smoke!

Posted by: Zyklon B Location: Sherman on Dec 23, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Yeah, Dawn, churches are being prosecuted! What was their crime? Who is the prosecuting attorney? Your high school English teacher should be prosecuted.

Posted by: Dawn Location: Okla. on Dec 23, 2008 at 05:38 AM
I do not believe that this is an electrical fire. Church's are catching fire all over. These are hate crimes. Wake up people the church is being prosecuted.

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