Bloomington church fire keeps multiple crews busy

  • Source: WMBD-TV CBS 31 Peoria
  • Published: 01/11/2022 12:00 AM

An active structure fire at Victory Church in Bloomington was keeping several fire departments busy Monday afternoon. Located on Route 150 in Bloomington, the church is just more than a mile away from George Evans Junior High School. The extent of damage to the building is unknown at this time. Multiple fire departments have responded to the fire, including Bloomington Fire Department, Downs Fire Protection District, and Ellsworth Fire Protection District. “We have different chiefs take care of different areas, so we spread out that span of control. There’s someone in charge of the water, there’s someone in charge of the one side of the building and then there’s the overall command taking care of it,” said Eric Davison with Bloomington Fire Department According to Eric Davison, public information officer for Bloomington Fire Department, there are no injuries to firefighters or civilians.



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