Fort George Baptist Church fire results in roughly $150,000 in damages

The City of Prince George released more information about last night’s (Friday) fire at the Fort George Baptist Church on the 1600 block of Johnson Street.

At approximately 6:30, Prince George Fire Rescue crews responded to the commercial structure fire, where first arriving crews found heavy smoke and flame on one side of the structure.

Crews initiated an aggressive attack and knocked down the fire on the exterior of the building before entering the structure to extinguish flames inside.

Damage was confined to the building, and is estimated at $150,000.

There were no injuries to either firefighters or the public.

The cause is currently under investigation.