Ladies ' craft group escaped safely after fire broke out about 2½ years old about 9:40 p.m. , pastor says . Officials considering arson , Central Mat-Su Fire Department pastor Sarah Palin says . Alaska Gov . The newspaper said Palin released a statement after the fire in which she said she stopped by the church Saturday morning and offered an apology to the assistant pastor `` if the incident is in any way connected to the undeserved negative attention the church has received since she became a vice presidential candidate . '' Sarah Palin apologizes if fire related to vice presidential nomination .
Ladies ' craft group escaped safely after fire broke out about 2½ years old about 9:40 p.m. , pastor says . Officials considering arson , Central Mat-Su Fire Department pastor Sarah Palin says . Alaska Gov . Sarah Palin apologizes if fire related to vice presidential nomination .