Dan Dionne, chair of the Court Street Baptist Church trustees, looks at the asbestos floor Friday where rainfall from a recent storm dumped a few feet of water down the stairs and through the ceiling of the Auburn church. The hall in the basement of the 160-year-old church was once filled with youth playing games and socializing.
Shannon Pinette, left, and other workers hired to clean up open another dumpster Friday afternoon to fill with debris from a recent flood at Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn. "I have been going here with my uncle for years," Pinette says. "It's so sad to see the damage."
One of two sets of doors where rainwater broke through at Court Street Baptist Church during a recent storm in Auburn can be seen Friday afternoon as cleanup continues inside. Early estimates of the damage and remediation costs for the building are about $1 million.
The Court Street Baptist Church, seen here July 26, appeared to sustain damage during the July 25 storm.
The Court Street Baptist Church, seen here July 26, appeared to sustain damage during the July 25 storm.
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