A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or people responsible for three arsons at Delaware churches all in one morning.
The Delaware State Fire Marshal's office says someone started the fires in the Felton area Tuesday morning. The first fire happened just before 2 a.m. at the Healing Hands Christian Church, which was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
As crews were battling that blaze, another fire was reported at the Manship Chapel. Crews were able to contain that fire.
The last fire came at 5:30 a.m. at the Laws Mennonite Church.
"That's the work of the devil if you're gonna burn down the house of God!" said Ira Nickerson, a deacon at Healing Hands.
The damage to all three churches is estimated at $86,000 total, with the bulk of that at Healing Hands, which was completely destroyed.
No one was injured.
"If I could talk to the ones that did it, I'd just ask them 'why,'" said Wilber Moorer, pastor of Healing Hands. "I just want to know why."
Delaware State Fire Marshals, Delaware State Police, ATF agents and FBI agents are all investigating the arsons. The ATF also announced a $10,000 reward Saturday for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
If you have any information on the arsons, please call 1-888-ATF-FIRE.
