According to officials, a historic church in Albany’s South End was destroyed by a fire started by a space heater.
Elijah Missionary Baptist Church was the scene of a fire on Thursday night.
Constructed in the 1880s, the church is currently undergoing demolition.
Investigators indicated that although there was hope that the church’s antique bell tower would be preserved, the damage was too great.
After starting over the weekend, the demolition is anticipated to take one another week.