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5th north St. Louis church burns in 9 days
http://fox2now.com/2015/10/17/5th-st-louis-african-american-church-burns-in-9-days/Saturday morning, New Life Missionary Baptist Church became the fifth place of worship to burn in nine days, while agents investigated blazes set at other churches in north St. Louis and Jennings, MO.
"I was baptized at New Life," Valerie McMiller looked at the charred door and siding of the church. She had been a member since she was eight. "My children, who are now 13 and 14, were baptized here."
"It is arson," said St. Louis Fire Captain Garon Mosby. "These are being intentionally set. This is not spontaneous combustion, so they are not occurring on their own."
"I was baptized at New Life," Valerie McMiller looked at the charred door and siding of the church. She had been a member since she was eight. "My children, who are now 13 and 14, were baptized here."
"It is arson," said St. Louis Fire Captain Garon Mosby. "These are being intentionally set. This is not spontaneous combustion, so they are not occurring on their own."
And in case you're wondering why this is the first you've heard about this:
St. Louis Fire, Regional Bomb and Arson, and Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigators looked for any link between this and other church fires in predominately African-American neighborhoods of North City and North County.
