Flames started during the 1:00 Spanish mass at Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii on 225 Seigel St. in Bushwick.
Sonia Rincon has more from Bushwick where a fire broke out during Easter Sunday mass.The cause of the fire that disrupted an Easter Sunday mass in Brooklyn is still under investigation, but Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii is an old church with old electrical wiring - and a lot of wood.
Fr. Marin says when smoke began wafting into the service, nearly 200 parishioners evacuated safely while he went to try to put it out with a fire extinguisher - but the flames were starting to eat through the second floor, which was crumbling.He tells Eyewitness News that is when he knew he needed to get out. Firefighters were there quickly and were having their own trouble with the collapsing second floor.
"It's one of the churches around for a long time - the history that develops among people individually. So this is hurting everybody that worships here," said John Quaglione of the Brooklyn Diocese.
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