HOUSTON -- An official from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms says a fire at a Houston mosque is suspicious.
The fire was reported Friday afternoon at the Islamic Society of Greater Houston. The two-alarm fire caused major damage to the building but no one was injured.
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Special Agent Nicole Strong with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Houston Field Division says the blaze had "multiple points of origin," which is an indicator that a fire accelerant may have been used.
The Houston Fire Department is investigating with help from the ATF.
The executive director for the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has called on law enforcement to investigate, citing a recent spike in vandalism to mosques that have prompted hate crime investigations.