Church fire on  Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)Church fire on Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)
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UPDATE: Crews battle large fire in Walkerville

Multiple fire units battled a large church fire on Windermere Road near Cataraqui Street.

Initial reports of the fire at the Walkerville Evangelic Baptist Church came in around 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire conditions. However, Windsor Fire is reporting that everyone made it out of the building safely.

As a result, residents in the area were asked to close their windows and shelter in place.

Around 4:05 p.m. Windsor Fire confirmed that the fire had been knocked down and was under control, but were still dealing with some hot spots.

Church fire on  Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)Church fire on Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)

Church fire on  Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)Church fire on Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)

Church fire on  Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)Church fire on Windermere Road in Windsor on October 27, 2019 (Photo via Windsor Fire Twitter)

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