African-American church on fire near Charleston

A prominent African-American church that was burned to the ground by the Ku Klux Klan in 1995 was on fire Wednesday night, the Charleston Post & Courier reported.

Fire crews were battling the active blaze at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, at 564 MacKey Road, Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division told the newspaper.

Keel said the church fire could have been ignited by lightning during a Wednesday evening storm, but acknowledged other recent church burnings in the wake of the June 17 killing of nine worshipers at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church was concering.

More details: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150630/PC16/150639930/1006/fire-crews-responding-to-blaze-at-african-american-church-in-greeleyville

This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 10:47 PM with the headline "African-American church on fire near Charleston."