Posted on 02/18/2007 8:43:45 AM PST by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES A suspicious fire broke out at a South Los Angeles church Saturday night, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The fire was reported at 8:47 p.m. at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1284 E. 50th St., and was put out by 9:35 p.m., Los Angeles city fire spokeswoman Melissa Kelley said.
Heavy smoke came from the burning first floor and choir loft, Kelley said. No injuries were reported.
Most of the damage was on a mezzanine level, CBS 2 reported. The sanctuary of the church escaped damage, according to Channel 2.
Church member Bob Hewins told the station Sunday was the pastor's second anniversary, and services would be held in the parking lot if necessary.
The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and arson investigators went to the scene, according to the camera crew, indicating that the fire was of suspicious origin and was possibly being investigated as a hate crime.
In Boyle Heights about 7 p.m., firefighters were sent to Assumption Church at Evergreen Avenue and Blanchard Street, where someone threw a homemade firebomb, said fire Capt. Sparky Holloway.
The fire burned itself out before firefighters arrived, he said.
It was unclear if the two incidents were related, he said.
I'm betting that, when the facts are known, it will be revealed that the same person/persons did both. We absolutely have no shortage of mean and nasty people out there.
Definitely an Antichrist stronghold.
It's either a liberal or a Muslim. They both hate Christ. He was Jewish.
Why is the fire at the Mt. Zion church "possibly being investigated as a hate crime", while the attempted firebombing of the Catholic church apparently is not? Just curious.......
Holy Smoke!
Probably it Muslums or bunch of hating Christian Libs in SO CAL we do have Muslum community here in SO CAL
Damned good question.!! I know and understand the question, but prefer not to express it here. I'm sure you understand.
Insurance.
It could be an escalation of the black-Latino drama going on down that way.
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