Authorities are investigating the fire that heavily damaged the Martin Luther King Community Presbyterian Church
Published December 29, 2020
A fire early Monday morning at a Massachusetts church with a predominantly Black congregation is considered ``highly suspicious'' and is being investigated as a possible arson, authorities said.
City, state and federal authorities are investigating the fire that heavily damaged the Martin Luther King Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi said at a news conference.
The fire was reported at about 5 a.m., and although it was limited mostly to the basement and first floor the building is now unusable, Calvi said. No one was injured.