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Trucks from the Abilene Fire Department respond to a fire at the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

Gallery: Christian Service Center Fire

July 5, 2016 by Lydia Lawson

A two-alarm fire broke out at around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the Christian Service Center located near downtown Abilene. The center, which is a ministry that aims at helping underprivileged community members, was a complete loss.

Trucks from the Abilene Fire Department respond to a fire at the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)
A utility worker secures fallen power lines as firefighters work a fire at the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)
Abilene police officers walk through the smoke-filled streets at the scene of a fire at the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

Christian Service Center executive director Jim Clark, center, speaks with fire officials on the scene of the 2-alarm fire that destroyed the center. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)
A neighborhood resident watches as firefighter try to extinguish a fire at the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)
Members of the Abilene Fire Department survey the aftermath of a fire which destroyed the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

Abilene police officers divert traffic around the scene of a fire at the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)
Emergency vehicles line the street where fire destroyed the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)
Firefighters try to extinguish hot spots where fire destroyed the Christian Service Center located at 901 Mesquite Street. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

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