OVERTON, Texas — A fire that destroyed a church building in downtown Overton Sunday night has started up again Monday morning.
Rusk County Fire Marshal Terry Linder said the roof of the building had smoke coming out, which caused the fire to reignite. The persistent wind has become a big concern as it picked up this morning.
Linder confirmed Sunday the structure is the First Baptist Church's Family Life Center, located next to the Texas Bank and Trust. The call reporting the fire came in around 7 p.m. Sunday.
Fire crews have arrived on the scene and have called more resources to contain the flames. They hope to have it under control within an hour.
Investigation is now delayed because the fire has been reignited.
On-lookers and neighbors said there was an event occurring in the building that day.
Linder said no one was injured as there was nobody in the building at the time, and the blaze was contained within an hour despite strong winds.
Firefighters from across Smith, Rusk and Gregg counties assisted in battling the fire.
ONCOR is working on getting powered restored to the surrounding buildings.
Officials have not identified the cause and are still working on this investigation. They have advised that people avoid the downtown Overton area.
CBS19 will update this article with more information once it becomes available.
