The head of the fire department in Springfield, Massachusetts, said federal authorities are investigating a blaze that broke out Monday morning at a church in the city's Mason Square neighborhood.
Fire Commissioner B.J. Calvi said firefighters were able to save some religious artifacts from the Martin Luther King Junior Community Presbyterian Church. But the interior was totally destroyed.
Calvi said the fire is highly suspicious.
"Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, FBI, the State Police, as well as the Springfield Police Department and the Arson and Bomb Squad are investigating this," Calvi said. "We're looking for any and all leads. We're taking this matter very seriously."
Calvi said a $5,000 reward is being offered for information that would lead to an arrest in the case.