Crews responded Friday morning after a decades-old church caught fire on the near northwest side.
According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 5 a.m. to the 1900 block of North Harding Street.
They encountered smoke and fire coming from the single-story brick structure, which belongs to Greater Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
“Firefighters found a small amount of fire showing from the front window and heavy smoke pushing from all areas of the building,” said Battalion Chief Rita Reith. “They were able to make entry with a little bit of difficulty because the building was pretty solid and closed up pretty tight, but they got in there and made an aggressive attack.”
Firefighters had the flames under control in about 15 minutes, Reith said.
The church has about 200 members and the building is used weekly.