FFs Extinguish Fire at Centuries-Old CA Church

Dec. 24, 2018
"It’s almost a surreal experience," a church elder said about Sunday's blaze that threatened Riverside's Magnolia Presbyterian Church, which had been built in the 1880s.

Firefighters contained a blaze that threatened a centuries-old California church Sunday night. No one was hurt in the fire at Riverside's Magnolia Presbyterian Church, which had been built in the 1880s.

“I’m in total shock. It’s almost a surreal experience," church elder Brian Nelson told KCAL-TV.