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Fire Destroys Youth Boot Camp; Several Dead, Many Missing - mnemosyne - 09-11-2013
Fire Destroys Youth Boot Camp; Several Dead, Many Missing
by Jennifer Waterhouse
State officials are currently investigating the devastating blaze that tore through several buildings at The Citadel, a young offender diversion program / boot camp targeted at non-violent drug offenders. The fire destroyed several buildings and outbuildings. The flames burned hot enough that firefighters focused on merely containing the blaze to protect the local woods and neighboring properties, as officials were also concerned about agricultural chemicals believed to be stored on site.
Five have been confirmed dead in the aftermath, and the state police and state fire marshal are combing over the wreckage. Police sources suggest that the program was not what it appeared to be, and there is are rumors of ongoing abuses on site. Although the entire acreage has been cordoned off and police officials are close-lipped about their findings, sources have confirmed that officials are now focusing on excavating a small family graveyard adjacent to the property.
"It appears that all members of staff on site at the time of the fire were killed in the flames. We have also recovered the bodies of two of the attendees at the program and will identify them once we have notified their families," Detective Michael Wasserman reported during a press conference on Tuesday. "The remaining students are now considered missing persons. Forensic evidence suggests that they were taken off site in several vehicles and we are investigating every lead. Right now, we believe that these young men have been victimized twice. First by the operators of this program, and now as missing persons. However, we do have leads and are following up on them as we speak."
Police officials also moved to shut down rEEntry, a half-way house for parolees, which shared staff with The Citadel. Several rEEntry staff members were taken into police custody, and warrants have been issued for the arrest of another three. Both rEEntry and The Citadel were associated with Pastors Carlos and Christina Black and their House of the Covenant Church. Neither has been seen in public in some time, although the Church issued a statement reporting that Christina Black was on an extended prayer retreat meditating to the war for the soul of the world.