No injuries reported after fire starts in attic of Columbia United Church of Christ

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No injuries were reported on Tuesday after a fire broke out in the attic of Columbia United Church of Christ.

Fire officials at the scene told ABC 17 News that a small fire in the attic was reported after 3 p.m. and was brought under control within 10 minutes.

Church office manager Alexandra Roper told ABC 17 News in an email that preschool students and staff were evacuated from the building.

Roper wrote that the upper level of the building is damaged. The church’s preschool – Little Ones Day Out – will be closed on Wednesday. Sunday service is planned for 10:30 a.m. and its Sunday school will be held in other areas of the building, Roper wrote.

“We are in contact with insurance, state licensing, and repair and cleaning organizations to try to get things back to normal as soon as possible,” Roper wrote.

The cause of the fire was not revealed.