RCMP say a “suspicious” fire has razed a church in northern Alberta..Cpl. Tammy Keibel said about 9 a.m. on October, 15 Red Earth Creek RCMP received a call of a structure fire at the Christ in You Hope of Glory Church in Peerless Lake. .When police and the Peerless Lake Fire Services arrived the church had been completely destroyed in the fire..There were no injuries..“Provincial Fire Investigators have been engaged to assist in this investigation,” said Keibel..“The circumstances surrounding how the fire started are believed to be suspicious.”.The fire is believed to have started sometime after 6 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2021..Over the last year, scores of churches, mainly Catholic, have been set ablaze by arsonists after it was revealed the bodies of hundreds of people had been buried at the site of residential schools..Red Earth Creek RCMP is asking the public’s assistance for any information in relation to this incident or identifying those responsible. Please contact them at 780-649-3992 or your local police..If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
RCMP say a “suspicious” fire has razed a church in northern Alberta..Cpl. Tammy Keibel said about 9 a.m. on October, 15 Red Earth Creek RCMP received a call of a structure fire at the Christ in You Hope of Glory Church in Peerless Lake. .When police and the Peerless Lake Fire Services arrived the church had been completely destroyed in the fire..There were no injuries..“Provincial Fire Investigators have been engaged to assist in this investigation,” said Keibel..“The circumstances surrounding how the fire started are believed to be suspicious.”.The fire is believed to have started sometime after 6 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2021..Over the last year, scores of churches, mainly Catholic, have been set ablaze by arsonists after it was revealed the bodies of hundreds of people had been buried at the site of residential schools..Red Earth Creek RCMP is asking the public’s assistance for any information in relation to this incident or identifying those responsible. Please contact them at 780-649-3992 or your local police..If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.