National Response Team heading to Clayborn Temple on Thursday
“As of today, Clayborn Temple has been stabilized, and our investigators can begin a systematic interior investigation to identify and document all evidence,” a Memphis Fire Department statement reads. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Fire Department said it and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been conducting “extensive off-site work, including detailed witness interviews and thorough video analysis.”
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