Reward Offered for Info in Suspicious Church Fire

The fire was put out and damage was contained to the outside of the building

Police are calling a fire that damaged a church in Haverhill, Massachusetts, early Tuesday morning suspicious and are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.

The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at the Riverside Church on Groveland Street.

The fire was put out and damage was contained to the outside of the building.

The church's pastor thinks it was intentionally set. He told the Eagle-Tribune that investigators found an accelerant poured along the side of the building.

Up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information should call police or the ArsonWatch line at 1-800-682-9229.

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