And sure enough, the bell tower and the roof itself did collapse into the remaining part of the structure." FDNY officials say the church pastor was inside at the time of the fire but was able to ...

The tower was damaged in a fire last year, and it's taken a full year to rebuild. Crews had to wait for water to dry, then handle demolition and reconstruction.

More than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel battled a multi-alarm fire that broke out inside a historic Brooklyn ... eventually spread to bring the bell tower and second floor level down ...