Fire devastates Sweet Home Fir Lawn church

Arson suspected in early Saturday morning incident

Police and fire officials are looking into whether a fire that destroyed much of the Fir Lawn Lutheran Church building early Saturday morning, Feb. 25, was the result of arson.

The blaze was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. According to the Sweet Home Police Department, responding officers arrived to find the building fully engulfed in flames.

Flames and smoke pour from the foyer area as firefighters arrive. Courtesy…