Fire destroys roof at Mormon church on Western Avenue

Fire destroyed the roof of a Mormon church on Western Avenue on Monday afternoon, with more than 100 firefighters still working to extinguish the blaze by 1:30 p.m., according to Montgomery County fire department spokesperson Pete Piringer. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. The fire appeared to start in the attic area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is in Chevy Chase, on the Maryland side of the state’s border with D.C. Piringer said...