VERMILLION, S.D. -- Fire damaged a Vermillion church early Thursday.
Firefighters were dispatched to Apostolic Faith Church, 415 Cottage Ave., at 3:11 a.m. for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke coming from the attic vents and requested mutual aid from Gayville and Elk Point fire departments.
Firefighters entered the building and extinguished the fire, which caused moderate damage, by 4:48 a.m.
No one was in the building at the time of the fire, and there were no injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Nick Hytrek
Court Reporter
Hytrek has been at the Journal since 1998, covering courts for much of that time. He is a Nebraska native and University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate.
