NewsApril 19, 2021
An arson suspect was taken into custody Sunday night following a three-alarm fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau. ...
By J.C. Reeves and Sarah Yenesel
Firefighters from all over the area fought to contain a fire Sunday night at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church, 1048 W. Cape Rock Drive in Cape Girardeau.
Firefighters from all over the area fought to contain a fire Sunday night at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church, 1048 W. Cape Rock Drive in Cape Girardeau.Sarah Yenesel

An arson suspect was taken into custody Sunday night following a three-alarm fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., multiple crews responded to a fire at the church, 1048 W. Cape Rock Drive, to find the building engulfed in flames, a news release from the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office stated. No one was injured.

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The church's stake director Kevin Dickson said he is grateful no one was inside the building.

“We are being told that no one was hurt, that there was no one in the building, and that’s what we’re grateful for, because we can rebuild a building, but we didn’t want anybody to be hurt,” Dickson said. “It’s a special building to us. It’s an important place where we can worship, but it can be re-built.”

Sheriff's deputies who were on the scene began an investigation into the fire's cause. It's currently being investigated as arson, and the state fire marshal has been called to look into the incident.

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