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| Arson suspected in fire at Palin's church |
| 2008-12-14 |
| An overnight fire at Gov. Sarah Palin's church caused an estimated $1 million in damage, and investigators say it could be the work of an arsonist. Firefighters were called to Wasilla Bible Church about 9:40 p.m. Friday and found flames and smoke coming out windows at the back of the three-story structure, said James Steele, chief of the Central Mat-Su Fire Department. Five women were inside the church working on crafts, and possibly two children, but everyone escaped unharmed after a fire alarm alerted them to trouble, Steele said. It was a major fire, the biggest the department has seen this year, and Steele said volunteer firefighters from across the region came to fight the blaze. As many as 35 to 40 people responded, he said. Firefighters had to tear open wall spaces in the metal building to snuff out hotspots and were on the scene until after 5 a.m. today, Steele said. "We are definitely treating it as suspicious and as potential arson at this point," he said. Steele declined to provide details on why investigators believe the fire might have been set deliberately, or whether accelerants were found on the scene. The building is worth between $4 million and $5 million, and sustained an estimated $1 million in damage, he said. A task force has been formed to investigate including people from the state fire marshal's office, the Central Mat-Su Fire Department, the Wasilla Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Anchorage Fire Department also sent out an investigator. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 [Crerese the Great9942 has been pooplisted.] |
| Posted by: Crerese the Great9942 2008-12-14 17:14 |
| #4 All fires are treated as crime scenes until a cause is established. That's normal. It's probably standard procedure to call ATF if there's evidence of a bomb--or at least until the use of a bomb is ruled out. |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-12-14 10:41 |
| #3 A task force has been formed to investigate including people from the state fire marshal's office, the Central Mat-Su Fire Department, the Wasilla Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Anchorage Fire Department also sent out an investigator. Besides smartly creased OD cargo pants, bulging black ATF parkas, caps, and hourly reports e-mail back to DC, the ATF contribution will be....? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-14 09:38 |
| #2 I'd love to see this turn out to be something other than what I suspect. |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-12-14 04:51 |
| #1 Funny, the msm made damn sure to tell the world that Governor Palin flew the Israeli Flag in the Governors Office, that Wasilla Bible Church goers were Zionist in a manner, inclined if you will. I was hard pressed to understand the instantaneous fury with which the Governor was met until I saw a Washington Post article providing this information soon after the Governors VP candidacy was announced. Hate is what's bringing us to our knees, don't think otherwise. |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-12-14 04:49 |