Church fire ruled accidental

SOUDERTON, Pa. - June 24, 2008 The blaze late Thursday night roared through the education wing at the Zwingli United Church of Christ in Souderton.

Sixteen suburban fire companies battled the flames for hours and managed to stop the fire before it reached the church sanctuary.

The district attorney's office now says an errant cigarette is not to blame./p>

Late tonight, investigators told Action News that rags used with some type of flammable substance and placed in a trash can may have been the source of the fire.

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