Sunday, July 10, 2022

Church pews burned in arson incident at Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Church in Bethesda

 The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service are beginning an arson investigation into an early Sunday morning fire at a Catholic church in Bethesda, Maryland.

Montgomery County firefighters received a call around 2:15 a.m. and found several church pews on fire at Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, which is located on Old Georgetown Road near the Capital Beltway.


Officials said the fire is out, and there were no injuries reported. Damages to the church are estimated to be around $50,000.

It is the second time the church has seen some sort of vandalism in the last couple of days according to Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2022/07/montgomery-co-fire-investigating-possible-arson-at-catholic-church/

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