We're Building A Better Tri-State Together
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Fire Destroys Princeton Church

Fire at Princeton Church on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
Gibson County Sheriff's Office
Fire at Princeton Church on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025

The blaze at Princeton Church spread fast; firefighters worked in freezing temperatures

Fire has destroyed a church in Princeton. WNIN’s John Gibson has the story:

Firefighters were dispatched to the Princeton Church at Emerson and West Streets just before 2:00 Monday afternoon. 

The fire spread quickly, the roof collapsed, and officials declared the more than century-old church a total loss.

There was no word of injuries.

Princeton Church on fire, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
Gibson County Sheriff's Office
Princeton Church on fire, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025

A number of fire departments assisted the Princeton Fire Department and it took hours to extinguish the blaze in sub-freezing weather.

Crews also blocked traffic in the area.

The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office called the fire “devastating.”

There’s no word yet on how the blaze started.

Princeton Church on fire Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
Gibson County Sheriff's Office
Princeton Church on fire Monday, Jan. 20, 2025