Fire destroys Saint-Simon Church on the Acadian Peninsula

Saint-Simon Church, believed to be the largest wooden church in New Brunswick, was destroyed Monday morning in a fire police deem suspicious. Motion detectors registered movement inside about 3:20 a.m.; firefighters were called about 3:30 a.m. Caraquet Fire Chief Luc Dugas said, at this time, they believe someone set the fire. No one was hurt; four neighbouring homes were damaged by the heat.