Arson probed as one Merritt church destroyed, second one damaged

MERRITT — A nearly 150-year-old church has been destroyed by a suspicious fire in British Columbia’s southern Interior, one of two blazes at Merritt-area churches early Friday.
The historic Murray United Church on Highway 5A in the Nicola Valley was built in 1876.
Merritt Fire Rescue Department Capt. Carl Johnston says the single-room building was engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived and the structure could not be saved.
The Crossroads Community Church in Merritt was also dam