A lightning strike may be to blame for a devastating overnight fire that destroyed the historic Redan United Methodist Church in DeKalb County, officials say.
Fire crews responded to the blaze late Tuesday night at the church on Stone Mountain Lithonia Road. Battalion Chief Russell Reagan of DeKalb County Fire said the flames were already overwhelming parts of the building when firefighters arrived.
“The amount of the fire forced them back out,” Reagan said. “Shortly after they came back out, the ceiling collapsed.”…