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BURLINGTON, IOWA (AP) --
A fire at a Baptist church in southeast Iowa has been ruled suspicious.
     
Authorities are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze at Union Baptist Church in Burlington, but fire marshal Mark Crooks says it's suspicious. The FBI is helping with the investigation.
     
The fire at the 78-year-old church was reported just after midnight Saturday morning. The exterior of the church remained
intact but the inside was gutted. Church trustee Margaret Stone broke out in tears after rushing to the burning church. She says the thought of the fire being intentional is heartbreaking.
     
A funeral was scheduled at the church Saturday for a 50-year church member who moved to California. Her body was flown in for the service, which has been moved to another church.
      
Information from: The Hawk Eye, http://www.thehawkeye.com

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