Two Minors Held in $500,000 Church Blaze
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Two juveniles were arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Palm Baptist Church on Sunday, a blaze that caused an estimated $500,000 damage to a classroom building, authorities announced Wednesday.
The suspects, whose names were not released because they are minors, were charged with arson and burglary.
The fire was investigated by the Riverside police and fire departments, as well as the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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