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Messenger Index, serving Gem County

April 27, 2013

PRESS RELEASE

On Saturday, April 27, 2013 at approximately 4:25 AM Emmett City Police and Fire Units were dispatched to the Community Bible Church located at Hayes and East 3rd Street for a structure fire. As officers from the Emmett Police Department and Gem County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene they discovered that the First Baptist Church located at Hayes and East 1st Street was also on fire. 

Fire units from Emmett City, Gem County, Eagle and Meridian responded and were able to contain the fires. 

There were no injuries involved in this incident.

The Emmett Police Department, Gem County Sheriff’s Office, State Fire Marshalls Office, FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms) and members of the Ada County Crime Lab are currently conducting a joint investigation on the cause of the fires.

Steve Nebeker

Chief of Police