Five Churches Burned in Arson Attacks
Five small Baptist churches were burned to the ground damaged in a string of fires that investigators said Friday were apparently set one after another by arsonists making their way down a highway.
The fires broke out Thursday night and early Friday along the road in Bibb County, about 25 miles south of Birmingham. Chief Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Weems said the blazes were set “as fast as they could drive from one location to the next.”
There were no immediate arrests and no injuries were reported. Authorities were uncertain of a motive or how many arsonists took part.
The FBI joined the investigation by state and local authorities.
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