A massive church fire in West Virginia, USA on Sunday, March 3, left only ashes and rubble, until an untouched bible was found, and then another, and then another.
When digging through the rubble on Monday, March 4, firefighters from the Coal City Fire Department made a discovery that was miraculous.
According to a Facebook post shared by the department, the fire at Freedom Ministries Church in Grand view was so hot that at one point they were forced to back out.
“Picture this, a building so hot that at one point in time, firefighters had to back out,” the fire department wrote.
The department says everything should have burned to ashes, including the bibles and cross but not a single bible was touched by the fire and the crosses suffered only smoke damage.
“In your mind, everything should be burned, ashes. Not a single bible was burned and not a single cross was harmed! Not a single firefighter was hurt,” the post read on.
The fire department shared several photos of Bibles still perfectly intact and a nearly-unscathed cross hung against the wall.
The church officials have vowed to rebuild the church.