FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A massive fire heavily damaged the historical Flagler Playhouse in Bunnell on Sunday night, according to officials.

In various Facebook posts, fire officials with the Flagler County Fire Rescue and the Palm Coast Fire Department stated that units were sent to the playhouse on 301 East Moody Blvd. in Bunnel at around 10:02 p.m.

When fire crews first arrived, they encountered heavy black smoke pouring out of the eaves of the room and fire at the rear of the playhouse.

It took firefighters from other units — like Flagler Beach Fire Department and Ormond Beach Fire Department Station 92 — to battle the blaze throughout the night.

Flagler County Fire Rescue Chief Michael Tucker said it took about six hours to declare the fire "out."

It’s a sight Flagler Playhouse President Jerri Berry wishes she didn’t have to see as she takes down the letters one by one from the sign announcing the next play that was to be staged.

“I’m devastated. I got a phone call last night about 10:20 p.m., that there was a structural fire. So I was here from as soon as I could get here till about 3:30 in the morning and got back this morning. And it’s awful. It’s. It’s devastating,” Berry said.

Fire officials say someone nearby reported smoke and flames coming from the back of the property.

“We got paged out for a party for a structure fire. As we arrived on scene, crews made entry into it. Shortly after they made entry into it, they found the fire in the attic, in the crawl space," Chief Fire Marshall Jerry Smith said. "In the attic, as they found it and started to try to extinguish it, it started venting through the roof. They called them to evacuate the building because of the dangers of roof collapse.”

Officials say crews initially attacked the fire from the inside, but within a matter of minutes, they had to exit because it got too dangerous.

Out of the four buildings on the property, two were destroyed, including the theater itself, and two were saved, including the offices.

Looking at the devastation, Berry said she thinks of all the plans they had at the playhouse.

“We have three more shows, and a special-needs project called the Penguin Project, which is students with disabilities. That starts from February through June," she said. "So, we have a lot of other entities that use our space as well. So, we’re kind of in a head spin right now.”

The State Fire Marshal will investigate to determine the cause of the fire and the financial loss. 

On Friday, Nov. 3, the playhouse was going to perform “The Play That Goes Wrong.”

Spectrum News 13 left a voice message for the playhouse seeking comment.