Jesus Burns
© C. EnquirerGiant Jesus of Monroe was disintegrated after being struck by lightning Monday Night.
In one of the most ironic acts of God in recent memory, a six-story tall statute of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning Monday night and engulfed in flames. The only thing left remaining of the fiberglass and plastic depiction of the Son of God was his charred steel frame, Tuesday morning.

The "King of Kings" statue had become a nationally-known landmark, the most well known landmark in southwest Ohio. It measured at 62 feet high and 40 feet wide and reportedly cost the Solid Rock Church of Monroe, Ohio $250,000 to construct.

When crews arrived, Monroe Fire Chief Mark Neu said the statue was fully engulfed and the fire had spread to the attic area of the church's adjacent amphitheater. There were no injuries, said Neu, who spoke just before 2:30 a.m. to media at the scene. It was a "hot fire," he said, which made it more difficult to battle, but it was extinguished within about an hour.

The statue had become a familiar sight for locals who had dubbed it "Touchdown Jesus" or "Big Butter Jesus." Websites, songs and facebook groups have sprouted up in the past related to the monument. It became known as "Big Butter Jesus" after comedian Heywood Banks referred to it as such and created a song about the statue, which he performed on radio's popular The Bob and Tom Show.

No injuries were reported. Fire officials are expected to release a damage estimate after 10 a.m. Tuesday.