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Fire ravages Lorain church venerable 90 years old
Firefighters battled a morning blaze that destroyed large parts of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lorain founded in 1924. Reverend Linwood H. Chamberlain and about 700 parishioners watched as flames gutted the building, with investigations launched by the State Fire Marshal and ATF.
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First Evangelical Lutheran
Lorain
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Linwood H. Chamberlain
Sixth Street
Washington Avenue
Sheffield Township
Elyria
Amherst
Tom Brown
Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Brown
Bruce Bishop
Washington Ave