12-10-2018

LACEY, Wash. (AP) — A fire that destroyed a church  near Olympia has been ruled an arson.

KING 5 reports the fire Friday morning burned a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced the conclusion Saturday.

The fire is the sixth act of violence since March on a Kingdom Hall in the county.

In May, someone shot over thirty rifle rounds at the Yelm Kingdom Hall, causing more than $10,000 in damage.

Four fires were set at three other Kingdom Halls in the county.