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St. Paul A.M.E. Church condemned after electrical structure fire

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St. Paul A.M.E. Church condemned after electrical structure fire

County
Marion
Location
St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 718 NW 7th St, Ocala, FL 34475
Category
Fire / Explosion / Hazmat
Watch Tags
None
Severity
medium
Priority
medium
Occurred On
2026-05-15 14:10:00
Published On
2026-05-18 16:25:00
Status
Late Breaking
Occurred Confidence
Exact
Published Confidence
Exact
First Seen
2026-05-15 22:50:56
Last Seen
2026-05-18 21:32:52
Source Records
3
Match Review
Probable Duplicate Match
Source
Historic Ocala church condemned after electrical fire: ‘We ask for continued prayers’
Source URL
https://www.wcjb.com/2026/05/18/historic-ocala-church-condemned-after-electrical-fire-we-ask-continued-prayers/

Summary

Source-linked reporting indicates Ocala Fire Rescue responded to an accidental electrical fire at St. Paul A.M.E. Church. The building sustained significant smoke and fire damage, was declared unsafe, and no injuries were reported.

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3 source records
Occurred On Published On County Source Report Run Update Report File
2026-05-16 22:24:00 2026-05-18 16:25:00
Late Breaking
Marion Historic Ocala church condemned after electrical fire: ‘We ask for continued prayers’ 2026-05-18 21:32:52
local_import_merge / Orlando
Source-linked reporting indicates Ocala Fire Rescue responded to an accidental electrical fire at St. Paul A.M.E. Church. The building sustained significant smoke and fire damage, was declared unsafe, and no injuries were reported. Intel_051826_2132.txt
2026-05-16 22:24:00 2026-05-17
Late Breaking
Marion Ocala Fire Rescue post embedded on City of Ocala Fire Museum page 2026-05-17 23:42:05
local_import_merge / Orlando
Official reporting indicates Ocala Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire at St. Paul A.M.E. Church on NW 7th Street during the late evening of May 16. The incident is logged as a structure-fire event because crews found smoke, located and extinguished fire inside the building, and the structure was later condemned due to fire and smoke damage. Intel_051726_2342.txt
2026-05-15 14:10:00 2026-05-15 17:39:00 Marion One hurt in SUV vs. Jeep crash, Ocala firefighters say 2026-05-15 22:50:56
local_import_merge / Orlando
Source-linked reporting indicates Ocala Fire Rescue crews responded to an SUV-versus-Jeep crash at Southwest 27th Avenue and 19th Avenue. The incident is logged because the crash involved an overturned Jeep and one hospital transport, although the source reported no major injuries. Intel_051526_2250.txt