Massachusetts has been rocked by a recent attack on one of its beloved Catholic institutions, as an apparent act of arson struck St. Mary Church in Franklin, an icon of faith in the Archdiocese of Boston.
The Franklin Fire Department, responding swiftly to the scene on Wednesday night, reported that a fire broke out in the rear sacristy of the church.
Fortunately, first responders were able to contain the fire before it spread further, but smoke damage permeated the entire church.
According to the press release posted on Facebook:
“At 5:46pm the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center received a Fire Alarm from a central station monitoring company for 1 Church Square followed by a caller reporting a fire at the back of St. Mary’s Church.
Franklin Fire units were dispatched and a working fire assignment was quickly struck bringing in mutual aid from Norfolk, Wrentham, Medway, Bellingham, and Plainville.
A fire in the rear sacristy was quickly extinguished by the initial arriving crews.
There was a significant amount of smoke throughout the entire Church.
Personnel remained on scene for a period of time to ventilate the building.
This fire is under investigation by the Franklin Fire Department, Franklin Police Department, The State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the ATF.” […]
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