Investigators said the fire was human-caused. No one was hurt. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 5:00 PM PDT July 5, 2021
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. Fire destroyed an old church and nearby house on the same property in Battle Ground early Monday morning.
No one was hurt.
Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue said the fire was human-caused. A neighbor approached a fire investigator with surveillance video of a vehicle pulling up to the church and “possible flaming material being directed at the church from the vehicle.” The vehicle was seen speeding away.
Fire crews were called to the church, located at 24209 NE 92nd Avenue, around 2:24 a.m. after a neighbor across the street heard an explosion.
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