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Fire breaks out in basement of historic Philadelphia church in Center City

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A fire broke out inside the historic Arch Street United Methodist Church on North Broad Street in Center City early Wednesday morning.

There was a large response from firefighters at the scene around 2 a.m.
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Traffic around City Hall was detoured as firefighters fought the fire.

Action News has been told it was contained to the basement and the pastor said no one was inside.
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There has been no word on how much damage the fire may have done.
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