The interior of a historic Eureka Springs church sustained heavy damage from a fire early Monday morning, June 26, but Eureka Springs Fire Chief Gary Inman said firefighters were able to limit damage to the building’s exterior.

No injuries were reported. According to a Facebook post on the Eureka Springs Fire and EMS page, the fire department was dispatched at about 2:40 a.m. Monday to a fire at St. James Church on Prospect Avenue. Crews from Holiday Island, Inspiration Point and Berryville also were on scene to provide assistance.

“They had heavy fire damage on the inside,” Inman said. “But when fire crews got there, they stopped the damage at that point. They were able to get in there and not let any more damage happen. They did an absolutely amazing job putting that fire out.”

Inman said he was told that the church, which he said was built in 1883, was heavily damaged by a fire in the 1970s but was rebuilt. He said he believes it will be restored again.

“From the outside, it looks structurally sound,” he said. “I don’t see any reason why they can’t rebuild. It’s going to be a daunting task, but given the age of the church and the history of the church I would be very surprised if they did anything but rebuilt.”

Inman said investigators are looking into the cause of the fire, but no foul play is suspected.

“They were looking into a couple of possibilities,” he said. “One was very plausible.”