Mount Zion A.M.E. Church in Greelyville, South Carolina, was ablaze on Tuesday evening. Photos were posted by local firefighters and journalists on social media:
https://twitter.com/SCFireCarter/status/616055562770489344
Here is a picture of the fire right now at Mount Zion AME, taken by Cheryl Oliver #chsnews pic.twitter.com/M5MNjgADf1
— Melissa Boughton (@mel_bough) July 1, 2015
The prominent African American church was burned down by the KKK in 1995. The cause of this latest fire is unknown.
There have been a string of fires at African American churches throughout the south since 9 people were gunned down at Emanuel A.ME. Church in Charleston, allegedly by a 21-year-old tied to white supremicists. At least three of the incidents have been determined to be the result of arson.
Update:
“A federal law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity said a Friday fire at a church in South Carolina does not appear to have been intentionally set,” the AP reports.