SMYRNA, Ga. - Smyrna Fire officials say church fires in their city are very rare. So it was a bit of a surprise when they got the alarm from the Celestial Church of Christ in the early morning hours of Aug. 27.

The backstory:

When firefighters arrived, they saw light smoke seeping through a broken window and once they got inside there were signs of arson. And once they got inside, there were signs this was an arson.

"Once the fire investigators arrived on scene, it was pretty clear to us the fire had been intentionally set," said Smyrna Fire Deputy Chief Dustin Davey.

Dig deeper:

According to a warrant, a fire had been lit using spiritual clothes and furniture and lamp oil. Smyrna Fire contacted the state Fire Marshall's Office and the ATF.

"We pretty quickly were able to develop a

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