Elderly Woman Rushed to Austin Hospital After Explosion Causes Fire at La Grange Church

FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas — An elderly woman was rushed to an Austin hospital after a large fire broke out at a Catholic church in Fayette County Thursday morning.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek said in a press release that firefighters responded around 6:27 a.m. after reports of an explosion at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, located at 936 FM2436 in Hostyn. This is just south of La Grange and about 67 miles southeast of Austin.

FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas — An elderly woman was rushed to an Austin hospital after a large fire broke out at a Catholic church in Fayette County Thursday morning.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek said in a press release that firefighters responded around 6:27 a.m. after reports of an explosion at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, located at 936 FM2436 in Hostyn. This is just south of La Grange and about 67 miles southeast of Austin.

Several deputies and fire departments responded including LaGrange Fire Department, Schulenburg Fire Department, Muldoon Fire Department, and Fayetteville Fire Department.

When fire crews arrived, they located an elderly woman inside who had suffered burns and was transported to Dell-Seton Hospital in Austin by Fayette County EMS.

Sheriff Korenek is asking the community to keep the victim in their prayers.