TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Witnesses said juveniles shot fireworks from an apartment building and caught the roof of a Spanish-language church on fire.
The blaze gutted Iglesia Evangelica Cristiana Espiritual on Saturday night, leaving only the smoldering brick outer walls. Firefighters estimated the damage at $400,000.
Tulsa Fire Department spokesman Hubert Rouse confirmed that fireworks caused the fire.
No arrests have been made.
Firefighters were notified about 7 p.m., and they battled the fire for less than an hour.
A firefighter who sustained minor injuries from falling debris was released from hospital care Saturday after receiving treatment. No other people were injured in the fire.
Azucerna Rivas Salazar, a woman who lived in the church, ran outside when she saw smoke coming from the air-conditioning vent, she said through an interpreter. She said on Saturday that church representatives were out of town.
Information from the Tulsa World
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