FlashAlert
At 1:25am this morning the Linn County 911 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a structure fire at the Fir Lawn Lutheran Church located at 109 W Holley Rd in Sweet Home. Sweet Home Fire responded, with the first-arriving unit on scene at 1:29am reporting heavy fire. The Incident Commander requested a second alarm assignment, bringing mutual aid resources from Halsey, Brownsville, and Albany. The fire was brought under control and extinguished within 1 hour. 23 firefighters responded to the scene with 10 fire apparatus including 5 engines and 1 ladder truck. The building sustained extensive damage, but no injuries or deaths were reported. A preliminary investigation of the fire turned up evidence suggesting that the cause was suspicious in nature. An ongoing investigation involving the Sweet Home Fire District, the Sweet Home Police Department, and the Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshall, is underway. We thank the Brownsville Rural Fire Protection District, Halsey Rural Fire Protection District, and the Albany Fire Department, and the Sweet Home Police Department for their assistance. Neighboring Lebanon Fire was unable to assist due to a simultaneous structure fire in their own district.
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Church Damaged in Suspicious Early Morning Fire (Photo)
