UPDATE: ATF officials hot on the trail
POSTED: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 11:37am
UPDATED: Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 4:17am
***UPDATE***
KETK has learned at a news conference that fire officials are interviewing neighbors and will be sending debris to labs in San Francisco related to arson.
Arson has not been ruled out.
Officials say the Athens church that went up in flames could also be arson related
The Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agency is looking for trends to connect the church fires.
Agent Tom Crowley says a dog has found significant and charges could include a first degree felony with prison time.
The rewards for information on the church fires has risen from $5,000 to $10,000.
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The Fellowship of Prairie Creek on South Main caught fire this morning in Lindale.
This is the seventh East Texas church to catch fire since the start of the year.
Lindale, Dixie, Red springs, Mineola and Tyler fire crews responded to the scene.
No injuries were reported. They church was empty at the time of the fire.
The senior pastor says Wednesday night fellowship will continue as scheduled.
Other stories related to the church fires:
Http://www.ketknbc.com/news/area-churches-alert
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/another-church-flames-tyler
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/tyler-church-flames
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/feds-arrive-tyler-assist-investigation
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/tyler-fire-officials-initiate-response-team
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Tabacco? "Whoop" for that aggie education!
its sad someone is burning down churches, i think its someone thats craving attention and probably loves seeing his or her work on t.v.,i cant wait until they catch the individual just so i can hear the excuse they have as to why they were doing it, they will probably pass the blame on something in their childhood or video games , music or something of the like, every time something likes this goes on its never their fault, well id like to be a fly on the wall when this person passes on and has to explain this to the good lord.
I think that it is very sad that this kind of thing has NOT made the National News. I'm from East Texas and am OUTRAGED! I currently live in San Antonio and today is the first I'm hearing about any of the fires. Really, 8 churches burned down and nobodody outside of East Texas is reporting this????
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