Church fire leads to discovery of illegal gambling room, authorities say

Published November 24, 2018

Church fire leads to discovery of secret game room

Firefighters responding to reports of an electrical fire at a Houston church found no signs of a blaze, but instead discovered an illegal game room inside, authorities said.

Four people were found Friday trapped inside a room containing 100 gambling machines at the Word of Life Church, KHOU-TV reported.

The person who reported the fire told authorities he was locked in by an electronic door lock, KTRK-TV reported.

Harris County Sheriff’s deputies led several people out of the building in handcuffs but later released them. One person was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

URL

https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-gambling-room-discovered-inside-houston-church