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Strike as opposed to arson. the fbi crime scene and atf crime scene experts working on determining the cause of the fire found no indication of an accelerant or any other material that would have started the fire and they consulted with the national weather service and their radar system and determined that there were those lightning strikes in close proximity to the church last night around 7:15 p.m. >> it reawakened concern and i think being the church that had been torched by kkk members a co...

Nothing left in here thats salvageable. a total loss here. there were atf investigators inside this church, is state investigators, local investigators looking for an accelerant or some indicator of what caused this fire. again, federal law enforcement sources tell cnn that lightning is the cause. in fact, there were according to seen mean mocnn meteorologists the map up if we can -- four lightning strikes in the close vicinity of mt. zion ame. now, this church has been through a rebuild after a...

The accelerants also gave investigators a clear path of the fire. the path led directly to debora greens bedroom door. >> that fire was set at that bedroom door with the intent of doing a tremendous amount of damage to that house and cutting off the escape route of those children upstairs. >> and the analysis of the burn patterns on the bedroom door contradicted debora greens story. debora said her bedroom door was closed when the fire alarm sounded and that she closed the door before running ou...

After two days of testing, bill chapin found what he was looking for. >> in this particular case, the accelerant i found was called isoparaffin. isoparaffins are used in charcoal lighter fluids. >> there was an empty container of charcoal lighter fluid on the floor of the farrars garage. investigators were now convinced that debora green set the fire that killed two of her children. the only question that remained was had she also tried to kill her husband with castor beans. my cut hurt. mine hu...

Accelerant or flammable liquid was used in starting the fire, arson investigators used specially trained dogs which can identify vapors which remain after the fire. the dogs identified a number of suspicious areas. investigators found melted plastic containers on the floor, possibly used to carry flammable liquids throughout the house. next to dr. farrars desk, investigators found another clue that the fire had been intentionally set. >> we found an empty liquor bottle laying on the floor right ...

Counts of attempted murder. prosecutors believe that when deboras attempts to kill her husband failed, she feared losing custody of her children in the impending divorce. after the argument on the telephone, prosecutors believe that debora poured accelerants throughout the house, with special attention to michaels possessions and making sure to cut off the childrens escape route. the path of the accelerants led directly to the door of debora greens bedroom, but she used too much accelerant. the ...

Accelerant there that could be used to start the fire? >> unfortunately, there were no video surveillance cameras at that gas station. investigators discovered that wallace did have a connection to mississippi. >> wallace had some connection to mississippi in that he had some relatives that were there. >> while investigators searched for wallace, they also had to search for forensic evidence, and they werent having much luck inside olamides apartment. >> its a common misconception that there are...

>> detroit firefighter michael joiner is one of the first responders at the scene. >> we got a call to a dwelling fire. it was on helen street. which is on the east side of detroit. it appeared someone fire bombed the structure. >> from the outside it looks like the fire is raging out of control. its actually contained to the front of the house, but the two clearly terrified residents, a man and a woman, are so panicked they may not realize it. >> when they threw the fire bomb, it broke out on t...

A brush fire just off the southbound lane. a volunteer firefighter was first on the scene. >> climbed down the embankment, which was a steep embankment, and walked his way toward the fire. when he got there at first he thought it was a mannequin or something of that sort. but as he got closer, he realized it was a human being. >> after the fire was extinguished, the victim was unable to be identified other than to say he was a black male. >> there was no wallet, there was nothing on his person t...

Two people had to jump to safety to make it out of their burning home alive. >> detroit firefighter michael joiner is one of the first responders at the scene. >> we got a call to a dwelling fire. it was on helen street. which is on the east side of detroit. it appeared someone fire bombed the structure. >> from the outside it looks like the fire is raging out of control. its actually contained to the front of the house, but the two clearly terrified residents, a man and a woman, are so panicked...