OAK CITY, N.C. (AP) - Fire has destroyed a church in Martin County, and agents with the State Bureau of Investigation say the blaze appears to have been accidental.
Hamilton Fire Chief Travis Scott told WITN-TV in Greenville (https://bit.ly/2iGGxGI) that Hattie’s Chapel Church caught fire around 1:50 a.m. Thursday. Scott said his department and two others fought the fire for nearly four hours, and the church was declared a total loss.
After completing their investigation, SBI agents determined the fire started in a music room, possibly through an electrical outlet.
Rev. Alice Roberson, the church’s assistant pastor, said the church held a Bible study on Wednesday, just hours before a call indicating the church was on fire.
Roberson said God helped them get the church and he will help them rebuild.
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Information from: WITN-TV, https://www.witntv.com/
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