Cleveland Church Fire Ruled Arson, Arrests Expected

Cleveland church fire ruled arson, arrests expected

Investigators determined the fire at Cleveland's vacant Friendship Baptist Church was an act of arson, with progress towards arrests, according to the fire division.

Historic Cleveland Church Set On Fire By Arsonist, Shocking Video Shows Massive Inferno

CLEVELAND – A massive early-morning fire that destroyed a more than 130-year-old house of worship on Cleveland’s East Side was intentionally set, and arrests are expected in the coming days, according to the Cleveland Division of Fire. The former Friendship Baptist Church at East 55th Street and Central Avenue erupted in flames just before 2 a.m. on Friday, August 21. By the time firefighters arrived, the vacant historic structure was fully eng…

YET ANOTHER Church TORCHED; Cause “Unknown”

Yet another century-old house of worship has been wiped from the map.  The former Friendship Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio—a structure dating to the mid-1890s that began life as a synagogue before becoming a Baptist sanctuary—was engulfed in a massive early-morning blaze last week. Nearly sixty firefighters fought the inferno for hours. The roof collapsed. The remnants were later demolished. Officials initially listed the cause as unknown. …

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Arrests expected after historic Cleveland church destroyed in massive fire

A historic Cleveland church was destroyed after a massive fire last week, and now investigators believe it was an act of arson.

Massive church fire intentionally set with arrests imminent, per Cleveland Fire

The massive fire that destroyed the historic Friendship Baptist Church on Cleveland’s East Side was intentionally set, and arrests are imminent, according to Cleveland Fire.