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Local, state, and federal officials are investigating an apparent act of arson that has shuttered a Massachusetts Catholic parish.
The Franklin Fire Department in Massachusetts said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night that it responded to a fire at St. Mary Church in Franklin in the Archdiocese of Boston.
“A fire in the rear sacristy was quickly extinguished by the initial arriving crews,” the department said. “There was a significant amount of smoke throughout the entire church.”
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The Franklin Fire Department in Massachusetts said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night that it responded to a fire at St. Mary Church in Franklin in the Archdiocese of Boston.
“A fire in the rear sacristy was quickly extinguished by the initial arriving crews,” the department said. “There was a significant amount of smoke throughout the entire church.”
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Federal, state police investigate arson fire at Massachusetts church
The fire chief said it appeared the church “is going to be out of service for a while,” in part because it “sustained a lot of smoke damage.”
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