Two Tampa area mosque fires ruled arson
Source: Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA At least two of five fires that have erupted in recent weeks at Tampa area mosques were intentionally set, and probably not by the same person, a federal official said Monday.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed arson was the cause of a July 27 fire at the Islamic Education Center in the Town 'N Country area. The news came days after Tampa Fire Rescue declared that debris from an Aug. 5 blaze at the Masjid Omar mosque on Busch Boulevard showed traces of gasoline.
"It doesn't appear that either one of the fires might be related," said ATF spokesman Kevin Richardson.
Still, federal officials were working with Tampa and Hillsborough County fire investigators to determine if any link exists between any of the five separate fires that have occurred at Hillsborough County mosques since last month.
Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/two-tampa-area-mosque-fires-ruled-arson/2290569
I posted about a fire of unknown origins at a mosque in Victoria Texas this morning.
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