An early Sunday fire tore through a southeast Oklahoma City church, ending with a woman in custody on a complaint of first-degree arson, officials said. Fire crews were dispatched to the 200 block of S.E. 45th Street and reported seeing a large plume of smoke as they approached. When they arrived, firefighters found smoke coming from the basement and upper floors. The blaze caused an estimated $8,000 in damage, and no injuries were reported.
Officials: Crews Found Heavy Smoke On Arrival
Officials with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, according to KOKH, said the call came in as a possible church fire at New Dimensions Ministries on Sunday morning. As they headed to the scene, firefighters saw a large plume of smoke rising from the area. On arrival they discovered smoke coming from both the basement and the upper floors and moved quickly into suppression and overhaul operations. The department estimated roughly $8,000 in damage and said one woman was arrested on a complaint of first-degree arson…