WAKEFIELD (CBS) - A massive fire ripped through the First Baptist Church of Wakefield Tuesday night. The church on Lafayette Street is a total loss. A witness says lightning struck the 180-foot ...

A witness said lightning hit the 180-foot steeple of the First Baptist Church of Wakefield around 7 p.m. Flames quickly spread through the building and the steeple came tumbling down. There was a ...

REPORTER: ELAINE SHINDLE WATCHED AS THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HER , HER CHURCH ... MANY OF THE MEMBERS MEETING Flames decimated a historic church in Wakefield Tuesday evening as firefighters ...

WAKEFIELD — For generations, the First Baptist Church stood at the heart of this town north of Boston, its white steeple rising high above a classic New England common on the shore of Lake ...

Three firefighters were treated for injuries at the scene that were considered not life-threatening. “Steeple fires are extremely hard to extinguish given their design and location on churches ...

(WHDH) - A church in Wakefield that brought nearly 150 years of ministry and history is a complete loss after a massive, multi-alarm blaze broke out Tuesday night. The fire at First Baptist Church ...

WORKERS SIFT THROUGH A MOUNTAIN OF DEBRIS IN WHAT WAS ONCE, THE CHURCH AT THE CENTER OF TOWN. A MASSIVE OCTOBER FIRE BURNED THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO THE GROUND. THE SITE STILL A DANGER.

The Boston Globe took a photo of the painting in the aftermath of the fire, and it showed minimal marks, if any: One small comfort after the fire at Wakefield's First Baptist Church, residents ...

(WHDH) - A church in Wakefield that brought nearly 150 years of ministry and history is a complete loss after a massive, multi-alarm blaze broke out Tuesday night. The fire at First Baptist Church ...