I-TEAM: Teen arrested after massive church fire

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CLEVELAND (WJW) – A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection to a massive fire at a historic Cleveland church, according to the FOX 8 I-TEAM.

The I-TEAM found an arrest warrant that outlines the mystery behind the blaze, which fully engulfed the historic building on Friday, Aug. 21.

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Fire investigators said they reviewed city security cameras and saw three people park behind the former Friendship Baptist Church at E. 55th Street and Central Avenue, and go inside.

Investigators determined the suspects “entered the structure to engage in the social media trend ‘Urban Mining’.” The warrant said a photo taken inside shows the “incipient stage of a fire with Multiple Points of Origin.”

Investigators found the vehicle they had seen, then, left the scene 28 minutes later.

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The record shows more than an hour after that, the first call came in to report the fire, and it grew into a “Triple Two” alarm requiring 65 firefighters to fight the blaze…

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