According to a Twitter post last night by the State Police Troop A Public Information Office, yesterday morning’s devastating fire at the Harmony Grove Lutheran Church in Willet was arson.
The post says the fire was “determined by the Troop A Fire Marshal Unit to be incendiary in nature, meaning that it was “intentionally set.” The fire was first reported at 3:56 AM, with 12 fire companies eventually making their way to the scene along Five Points Road in Washington Township. With limited sources of water, tanker trucks had to haul water to the church, which had flames shooting through the roof.
Damage was extensive, but no estimate has been made yet. State Police have not released anything more on their investigation, such as where the fire began or how it was set. The congregation has not announced its plans as its members deal with the shock that someone would set their church building on fire.
