Officers responded to the scene around 2:30 a.m. after neighbors called in a loud explosion. Thankfully, no one was harmed in the explosion. The van was used as a decoy to deter unwarranted attacks as retaliation in the wake of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Patrick Antoine, 39, faces first-degree murder and arson charges. His bond was set at $1 million.

Overnight companies extinguished this #church #fire; 4700blk of Plover. Investigation is ongoing. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/BqopqOqOib — STLFD PIO (@STLFireDept) October 17, 2015 A series of fires…

New Life Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis became the fifth Black house of worship to burn in the past 10 days when it was scorched in a blaze Saturday, throwing arson investigators into high gear in an effort to determine who is setting fire to the religious structures.

Who is burning black churches? Twitter outrage grows as seventh church burns down in 10 days http://t.co/8urzBHmOLy — Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) July 1, 2015 Mt.…

Witnesses say a Jacksonville, Florida woman allegedly set a man’s car on fire in Jacksonville after he refused to buy her a McFlurry at McDonald’s.…

A man accused of setting fire to a shopping center in Montgomery County back in 2011 has turned himself into law enforcement. Deputies say Jacob…

HOUSTON — An arrest has been made in connection with the Heights-area serial arsonist investigation, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.  Houston Fire Department officials said David Joseph Prince was arrested on Friday and charged with one count of state arson charges.  He has been accused of setting the fire at 807 W. 12th on Sept. […]