Maywood : Faulty Wiring Blamed for $325,000 Fire at Church
A Roman Catholic church was heavily damaged in an early morning fire ignited by faulty electrical wiring in the church office, a fire investigator said Wednesday.
Praise Chapel Catholic Church sustained about $325,000 in damage to its structure and contents after a 25-foot extension cord caught fire Tuesday about 3 a.m., said Capt. William Franklin of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire spread to the interior of the church and destroyed its ceiling.
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12:00 a.m. May 2, 1993 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday May 2, 1993 Home Edition Long Beach Part J Page 3 Column 1 Zones Desk 1 inches; 28 words Type of Material: Correction
Church fire--A Maywood church damaged in a fire last week was misidentified in The Times on Thursday. It is the Praise Chapel Companerismo Cristiano, a Christian Fellowship church at 4433 E. 58th St.
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