Other Business, Place of Worship Killeen, TX – Early morning church fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported May 15, 2018 viking210 An early morning fire at Lifeway Fellowship Church in Killeen led to Sunday worship services being canceled, as fire, smoke and water damage forced church staff to close the building. “The alarm went off at 4 a.m., so no one was in the building, luckily,” Pastor Jimmy Towers said. “According to the (Killeen) Fire Department, there was an electrical shortage in the walls and that caught the insulation on fire.” Towers said while the fire was mostly contained to the back of the church building, the sprinkler system led to most of the floor of the building being flooded. “The sprinkler system didn’t really damage the furniture, it just flooded the floors,” he said. “We have people there right now working to clean it up, and we have the doors open to try and get the smoke out.” Towers said he received a call about the fire shortly after 4 a.m. He said by the time he arrived at the church, the fire department already had the fire under control. “I couldn’t be more pleased with how the fire department handled the blaze,” he said. “They got it under control very quickly. Despite canceling the Sunday services, Towers said the church members who didn’t get the message about the fire still held a small prayer circle in the parking lot at 8 a.m. Towers is not sure when the building will reopen, but said he hopes to have it ready for next Sunday’s services.
