McKinney firefighters are investigating the cause of a large fire in Downtown on Sunday night.
According to officials, the fire began just after midnight on North McDonald Street.
Firefighters initially began fighting the blaze at the New Outreach Church of God in Christ, located at 506 Wilcox Street. Several nearby homes were evacuated before the fire spread to a nearby house.
Soon after, a second fire broke out at Chicken Express, located nearby at 411 S. McDonald Street.
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Officials said a three-alarm response was requested, and firefighters received assistance from Anna, Melissa, Plano, Fairview, Princeton, Frisco, Lowery Crossing, Weston, Allen, and Westminster.
The blaze destroyed the church on Wilcox as well as a home and a restaurant on North McDonald, officials said.
According to officials, no injuries have been reported as a result of the fire.
Officials said the cause of the fires have not been determined yet, and it is not known if the fires are related.
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The ATF has been called in to assist with the investigation, officials said.
“This was a very intense fire that took a huge number of resources and hours of hard work to extinguish,” said McKinney Fire Chief Danny Kistner. “As always, the most important thing is the safety of the residents and our firefighters.”
