From Florida-The state fire marshal is offering a $5,000 reward for information about the arson investigation at Church of the Epiphany. Action News has learned that before the string of fires hit the church, the Episcopal Diocese of Florida had put the property up for sale.
Jacksonville firefighters were back at the site Monday to take a look at the damage left by massive flames over the weekend. It's the fourth time they've had to risk their lives to battles fires at the location in a span four months.
For neighbor Dwight Bayes, it's been an ongoing issue in his Westside neighborhood.
"They tried to burn the hotel over there. They were building a hotel and there's a small community center where the church is, they tried to burn that down," said Bayes.
The first fire happened in September when the adjacent school house was destroyed, just last month, two fires broke out on the same day. But the latest fire did the most damage to the sanctuary, leaving the building gutted.
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