Posted on 12/26/2015 12:40:18 AM PST by Lazamataz
HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire at a mosque in southwest Houston on Friday afternoon, reports CBS affiliate KHOU.
Officials said the cause of the fire is suspicious. KHOU reports that officials say they they are currently checking surveillance footage.
The fire was put out shortly after crews arrived on the scene and no injuries were reported.
Officials said they received a call about the fire around 2:45 p.m. and by 3 p.m. it was moved to a two-alarm fire.
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the fire, in a statement late Friday evening.
"Because of the recent spike in hate incidents targeting mosques nationwide, we urge law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for this fire," said CAIR-Houston Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll, who is talking with mosque officials and investigators at the scene of the fire.
KHOU reports that there is no word on the amount of damage to the mosque, but officials said several other businesses in the area were damaged by the heavy smoke as well.
Advocacy groups believe there has been a spike in anti-Muslim incidents across the United States in recent weeks that can be linked to the mass shooting in California and the inflammatory rhetoric of Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates. And they say that Muslims are fearful the backlash could lead to further harassment and violence.
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funny how it often times is the one who cries foul that did the dirty deed, (done dirt cheep).
I did NOT do it!
Houston....
I predict this story will live a very short life when they find out who started the fire. It won’t fit the narrative.
These cair subversives are such idiots...”recent spike...” Where’s the data? These malignant cretins just make crap up as they go along. Probably some moozlum false-flagger started it. What a pathetic joke.
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