LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - Investigators say that the house and church fires in Lynn Friday night were likely caused by a gas stove malfunction.

The fires started just after 8 p.m. on Friday.

Firefighters say wind gusts caused the flames to spread to a nearby church.

As a result, 18 people are now displaced.

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