Fire damages church, causes power outages in west suburb of Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A fire damaged a church and knocked out power to about 130,000 ComEd customers Monday morning in west suburban Downers Grove.
ComEd officials said a car hit a pole with a transformer on top, causing a fire around 6:15 a.m.
The fire damaged the roof of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on 63rd Street.
Downers Grove firefighters said they put out the flames with help from some neighboring fire departments. Officials said most of the damage was focused on the part of the church that holds a school.
"It's heartbreaking. I mean, the first thing we saw was the roof caved in right where his classroom was. The whole roof was just caved in over it," said Jonathan Vanwyngaarden, whose son attends the church's preschool. "I know his teacher said pretty much everything in her classroom is gone."
As of 9 a.m., ComEd had restored power to all but about 200 customers.
