特拉华州纽卡斯尔县威尔明顿：Mother African Union 教堂大火原因定为「无法确定」
美国特拉华州纽卡斯尔县威尔明顿市消息：威尔明顿消防局10月27日公布，今年5月发生在富兰克林街（Franklin Street）的 Mother African Union 教堂大火，经市、州、联邦烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）与保险方四方联合调查，起火原因正式定为「无法确定」（undetermined）。
消防部门表示，建筑在火灾后大部被判定过于危险，调查人员无法进入内部取证，这是原因无法认定的主要障碍；调查目前保持开放状态，如有新线索仍可补充认定。
Mother African Union 教堂的历史可追溯到19世纪，其会众自1969年起以这座教堂为总部，是威尔明顿非裔教会传统的重要地标。教会牧师罗纳德·惠特克二世博士（Rev. Dr. Ronald Whitaker II）此前表示，会众将继续聚会，并推进重建计划。
来源：GSM·美国
Delaware: Cause of Mother African Union Church Fire in Wilmington Officially Ruled Undetermined
WILMINGTON, New Castle County, Delaware — The Wilmington Fire Department announced on October 27 that the cause of the May fire at the Mother African Union Church on Franklin Street has been officially ruled "undetermined," following a joint investigation by city, state and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigators and insurance investigators.
Fire officials said much of the building was judged too dangerous to enter after the fire, preventing investigators from examining the interior — the main obstacle to determining a cause. The investigation remains open and the finding can be revisited if new evidence emerges.
The Mother African Union congregation traces its history to the 19th century and has used the church as its headquarters since 1969; it is a landmark of Wilmington's Black church tradition. The church's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ronald Whitaker II, has said the congregation will keep meeting and pursue rebuilding plans.
Source: GSM · America
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图片来源：图：威尔明顿克里斯蒂娜河畔市景（CC BY-SA 2.5，Wikimedia Commons）。Wilmington, Delaware, along the Christina River (CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons).
