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)