Humboldt fire department responds to local church fire in downtown area

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — UPDATE: Humboldt Mayor Marvin Sikes says there will be a church service Sunday morning at the Senior Citizen’s Building on Central Avenue at 10:30 a.m. for churchgoers of St. James Baptist Church.

The Gibson County Emergency 911 Service confirms there is a church fire in downtown Humboldt.

We first learned about it through 7 Eyewitness News tipsters who told us that the fire is happening at the St. James Baptist Church on Main and 7th streets in the downtown area around 9:30 p.m.

We’ve learned the Humboldt Fire Department is on scene now and there have been no reports of injuries so far.

Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News as we continue to learn more.