AUSTELL, Ga. - A person has been arrested in connection with a fire that heavily damaged Prayer City Eagles Chapel International Ministries in Austell on Monday night, according to Austell Fire Department.

ORIGINAL STORY: Fire damages Austell church, sanctuary roof collapses

What we know:

The blaze broke out around 9 p.m. inside the church’s sanctuary on Joe Jerkins Boulevard, causing part of the roof to collapse. Firefighters from Cobb County and Austell used ladder trucks to pour water directly into the sanctuary, which sustained the most damage. No injuries were reported, and office areas in the building were largely spared.

The fire is a devastating setback for the church, which had just finished renovations after flooding from a busted pipe two years ago.

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