St. George Fire
Cincinnati, Ohio - February 2008
On Friday, February 1, 2008 a fire began in the west steeple of the 135 year old St. George church. A work light that had been left on earlier in the day heated a set of old curtains to their burning point. The flames spread, and eventually destroyed both steeples. However, the remainder of the building was saved. The building had ceased utilization as a church, and had been used on occasion as a community meeting space since 1994. Although the building was fully insured, only minor stabilization repairs have been made as of today.
6.
The Cincinnati Fire Department was able to stop the flames from spreading beyond the two steeples.
7.
The fire is extinguished in one steeple, but burns on in the other.
8.
The nearly fully extinguished fire.
