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"Pray For Our Church," Church In Shelby Cancels Sunday Services Due To Fire
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
6
First seen
Oct 18, 10:28 AM EDT
updated Oct 19, 9:13 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WJZY (Queen City News FOX 46), WBTV (CBS 3) and 4 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
"Pray for our church," Church in Shelby cancels Sunday services due to fire · WJZY (Queen City News FOX 46)Oct 18, 10:28 AM EDT
Massive fire rips through Shelby church building, cancelling Sunday service · WBTV (CBS 3)Oct 18, 10:51 AM EDT
Massive fire destroys Dover Baptist Church in Shelby · WSOC-TV (Channel 9 ABC)Oct 18, 3:04 PM EDT
The Shelby StarOct 18, 8:00 PM EDT
Fire rescue doesn’t believe Shelby church fire was intentional · WSOC-TV (Channel 9 ABC)Oct 19, 5:23 PM EDT
Incendio causa derrumbe parcial del techo de una iglesia en Shelby · Qué PasaOct 19, 9:13 PM EDT
Church fire in Shelby prompts major emergency response · WCNC-TVOct 20, 4:48 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 18, 11:00 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 18, 11:55 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.