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Police: Seventh St. Louis church property set on fire in 2 weeks
"ST. LOUIS -- An arsonist set fire to the rectory doors of a 172-year-old Catholic church early Thursday, marking the seventh attempt to burn a place of worship in the St. Louis area in two weeks, police said.
Authorities said an emergency responder used a fire extinguisher to snuff flames apparently fueled by an accelerant on the heavy, wooden front door of the rectory at the stately Shrine of St. Joseph church near downtown. No one was injured, and the rectory was unoccupied when the blaze was reported about 1:30 a.m., St. Louis fire chief Dennis Jenkerson said.
Police chief Sam Dotson has said the churches that have been set alight since Oct. 8 vary denominationally, and until early Thursday, the fires were within a few miles of each other and in largely black neighborhoods. But the latest blaze involved a church outside the radius of the previous fires, and local media outlets reported Shrine of St. Joseph Church's congregation is largely white. "
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Maybe it's a Congolese witch?
"ST. LOUIS -- An arsonist set fire to the rectory doors of a 172-year-old Catholic church early Thursday, marking the seventh attempt to burn a place of worship in the St. Louis area in two weeks, police said.
Authorities said an emergency responder used a fire extinguisher to snuff flames apparently fueled by an accelerant on the heavy, wooden front door of the rectory at the stately Shrine of St. Joseph church near downtown. No one was injured, and the rectory was unoccupied when the blaze was reported about 1:30 a.m., St. Louis fire chief Dennis Jenkerson said.
Police chief Sam Dotson has said the churches that have been set alight since Oct. 8 vary denominationally, and until early Thursday, the fires were within a few miles of each other and in largely black neighborhoods. But the latest blaze involved a church outside the radius of the previous fires, and local media outlets reported Shrine of St. Joseph Church's congregation is largely white. "
rest at link
Maybe it's a Congolese witch?
