RCMP Suspect Arson as Fire Destroys 2 Alberta Churches in Just Over an Hour

Alberta RCMP are called to a fire at the Glenrreagh Church in Barrhead County, Alta., on Dec. 7, 2023. Courtesy of Alberta RCMP

The RCMP in Alberta says it suspects arson is the cause of two fires that destroyed two churches in a community northwest of Edmonton.

Barrhead RCMP responded to the first fire at the Glenreagh Church on Range Road 40 at 7:52 p.m. Dec. 7, according to an RCMP news release. At 9 p.m., they were called to a second fire at the United Church on Range Road 54.