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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA fire's been set in lobby of AFL-CIO building in DC. Conflicting reports on St. John's Church
and whether it's on fire.
AFL-CIO building:
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
VOA's WH bureau chief says St. John's Church is NOT on fire, despite reports:
Link to tweet
His update later about the fire in the church basement:
Link to tweet
DC fire department and police tweets saying a fire was set in the church basement:
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Tweets from Kasie Hunt sbout the fire at the church:
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A fire's been set in lobby of AFL-CIO building in DC. Conflicting reports on St. John's Church (Original Post)
highplainsdem
May 2020
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DC fire dept and police tweets saying a fire was set in the church basement.
highplainsdem
May 2020
#5
Torching the AFL-CIO would not be classified as a healthy choice. They will find out who did it.
TheBlackAdder
May 2020
#7
brooklynite
(94,581 posts)1. The Church was not on fire...
there was a bonfire in the street outside.
highplainsdem
(48,993 posts)4. I included a tweet from that VOA bureau chief saying it wasn't on fire.
highplainsdem
(48,993 posts)5. DC fire dept and police tweets saying a fire was set in the church basement.
LisaM
(27,813 posts)2. This is not okay.
This is the people's city and we are its stewards.
madville
(7,410 posts)3. This is gonna be a big boon for the construction industry in these cities
Especially the door, window and glass contractors, they're gonna have a good year.
AnnieBW
(10,427 posts)6. DC News Saying Possibly On Fire
People are being told to avoid the area. I hope they're not burning the church. They do a lot for the homeless community.
TheBlackAdder
(28,203 posts)7. Torching the AFL-CIO would not be classified as a healthy choice. They will find out who did it.
xmas74
(29,674 posts)9. And it won't be good.
They'll wish they never did it.
LiberalFighter
(50,941 posts)8. I seriously doubt people setting fires are decent folks.