Seven churches are targeted at a suspected arson attack that occurred at New Zealand’s night.
Four Churches in Masterton town, north of Wellington capital, maintained “moderate to important” damage to three more buildings.
The crew from across the Wairarapa region responds to the fires at about 04:30 Local time on Saturday (15:30 GMT on Friday).
“Films are treated as a doubt and mentioned the police,” said a fire and emergency spokesman. No arrest was made.
The Anglican Church of the Epiphany, St. Patrick Catholic Church church Markerton, Chartist Church and Comports Church Masterton all burned, the authorities said.
The descriptions of broken windows, burned seats and prevented upholstery reported by local media. All fires are erased and no one is injured.
Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell says the obvious attacks are shocked by the community, increases that they go out of blue.
He told local media: “You just don’t expect something to happen, and especially in a place like Masterton.”
Local MP Mike Butterick expresses his “deep sadness” and describes the first responders as “heroes” in a statement.
A funeral home in the same place with a chapel burned again around 10:00, but no one is in the building.
The police stayed in the scene and asked the Witnesses to go ahead.
Patterton officials will also be held to reassure residents throughout Saturday, and nearby cities in Featherston and Carterton.
A video circulating social media shows a man who claims responsibility for attacks, expresses anti-monarchist feelings and anti-monarchists.
Police and fire and emergency New Zealand approached for more comment.
New Zealand’s religious buildings suffered a spate of Arson attacks in recent years.
Last year, a property of Auckland church was subject to two Arson attacks on the same night. A mosque burned at the same place in November.
In 2019, 51 people were killed in two mass shootings of Christchurch mosques. Man responsible Branton Tarrant said he also planned Burn the mosqueswant to “impose a lot of deaths as much as possible”.