A virtually 100-year-old church in Los Angeles caught on fireplace for the second time in lower than two years and is now being investigated as arson, according to the Los Angeles fire department.

The fireplace began within the sanctuary of the St. John’s United Methodist Church Saturday night and moved as much as the balcony. The trigger has not been decided but, the hearth division mentioned.

The fireplace burned for about 20 minutes earlier than 32 firefighters extinguished it. No accidents had been reported, the hearth division mentioned.

In February 2022, one other fireplace broke out within the sanctuary of the church, situated within the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles. No one was harm, however the sanctuary was considerably broken, the church mentioned on its website.

At the time of Saturday’s fireplace, the church had nonetheless been holding companies within the parking zone whereas renovating the constructing after the primary fireplace.