A Pleasant Grove church has been gutted by fire overnight.
Just before 2 a.m. someone called in a fire at New Light Church on Elam Road between Prairie Creek Road and Saint Augustine.
The flames were already through the roof when fire crews arrived.
When it became clear no one was inside, commanders ordered all firefighters out of the building and fight it from the outside. Their efforts were seriously hindered by the ferocious overnight winds, gusting well over 30 miles-an-hour at the time and it took nearly three hours to douse flames.
The building looks like a total loss.
This is the church led by long-time Fox-4 reporter Shaun Rabb who has been the head pastor there for about 16 years.




