WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — A historic church in Wilmington was destroyed after a fire tore through the building overnight, leaving only parts of its framing and stone exterior walls standing.
Firefighters arrived to find the church, located on the 800 block of North Franklin Street, fully engulfed in flames. A reverend who lives nearby said he was alerted to the fire by his son, as witnesses reported hearing a loud boom.
“My son was on his way to work and he noticed there was something going on with respect to smoke and flames and so we came out right away and
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