Royse City Methodist Church Fire: Collapse and Power Line Sparking

STRUCTURE FIRE WITH COLLAPSE AND POWER LINE SPARKING | On May 28th, 2024, around 11:00AM, Royse City, Rockwall, and Fate units were dispatched to Royse City Methodist Church, located at 305 Josephine St, for a possible structure fire. While en route, a header was seen, and a working fire was declared.
This church is one of the city’s most historic buildings that has been standing for about 120 years

[@Greylocks]

I'm always saddened when a church or any house of worship gets destroyed.
They are all a center for the community in one way or another. The religion does not matter, they are there for the people.

[@davestark5560]

You guys saved the foundation.

[@revceverson]

Pastor Chris here. Thank you for documenting this

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Pastor I’m over here in Dallas, have had no power from the storm, I’m not a Christian either but I recognize the importance of a devastating loss. I’m so sorry y’all lost your beautiful old Church. No amount of insurance can fix this. 😢

[@mariebelladonna437]

I'm so sorry for your loss, Pastor. But as long as you still have your People, you still have your church. And you'll always have your Faith. You'll always have your God. And God will see you through anything. My prayers to you and your flock, during this trying time.

[@revceverson]

@@mariebelladonna437 Amen. Sharing the Gospel will not end! God is so good!

[@mariebelladonna437]

@@revceverson Amen and Amen! I know losing your building hurts. I understand that. But God cannot be contained to a building. And your church will rise up again. I truly believe that. Hey, maybe you can eventually tie that in with a Resurrection sermon. When you have God, there is always a light, even in the darkest times. God always provides.

[@Bobbyd0052]

SORRY FOR THE LOSS ! PRAYERS FROM MICHIGAN !

[@ronfreniere8769]

What a shame that a old church like that burned, hopefully there were no injuries to anyone related to this incident.
Thank you to all firefighters everywhere for protecting the citizens of your coverage area.

[@jamessimmonds3773]

Eventually all fires go out...... Church fires are one of the hardest to stop, however there appeared to be no game plan for fighting this. More hose lines sitting on the ground then flowing???

[@johncahill7347]

Exactly

[@JohnpaulDejoria666]

Spot on, you lose about 96% of all churches that catch fire.
Also look at how small the diameter hose is

[@richardpeters7136]

No deck guns???

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Very small city sir.

[@25yrsotj]

@@jeffreymartin6369I guess you missed the engine dropping the 5” with the deck gun on the rig ! 25 seconds into the video.

[@leeshaver7825]

That's heartbreaking to watch another piece of history gone

[@joemoore8054]

I heard they saved the sidewalk ??

[@jmWhyMe]

Having a FF on a blitz under arcing power lines? Seriously? If ever there was a case for deck guns this was it! Engine 3 had water supply

[@SunMoon-wo3tn]

Wow!!

[@overlingdelagarza8492]

Praying for brother in Christ Jesus

[@leightongalleries6057]

Water! Always water.

[@SFClark]

How sad!

[@robinblitz5213]

So sad to history destroyed by fire

[@markweaver1932]

Has thr investigation started yet?

[@josephlacarrubba8219]

Urban renewal, Church version

[@johnniebellamy5912]

Lightning Strike?

[@Metroplexemergencyphotography]

Likely

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Power lines down

[@paulladuke2259]

Firefighters never had a chance.

[@donaldraver]

It was gone when they got there

[@supremeee666____6]

God is good