Beiseker church destroyed by fire early Wednesday
CBC
The Beiseker Level-Land Seventh-day Adventist Church, 10 kilometres east of the village of Beiseker, was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning.
Beiseker is 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary.
Michael Bourgon, the manager of emergency and fire services for Wheatland County, says a call came in at 6:12 a.m. He said four fire departments immediately responded, but it was too late to save the church.
"Upon arrival, the building was fully involved, so obviously, we took defensive strategy and it was a total loss," Bourgon told CBC News.
He said the building was vacant at the time, so there were no injuries.
"It's unfortunate, obviously. An historic building, part of the community. It's always difficult when these things happen, but we did everything that we could," he said.
Bourgon said the fire is under investigation.
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