https://thinkprogress.org/islamic-center-of-victoria-fire-8a683f632a7a#.5177v9a3b
A Texas mosque was set on fire just hours after Trump signed an executive order restricting migration from Muslim-majority countries.
The Islamic Center of Victoria was set on fire around 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to local reports.
I guess we can go back to the 1950s/60s after all. Lovely that we’ll get to experience another civil rights crisis in this country.
Maybe this time we’ll learn.
The article in question is placing the blame on a Trump supporter committing arson without actually saying it, because the people there don’t know how the fire started.
Paul Hulbert, a clerk at a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station, said he called the fire department just before 2 a.m. after he saw smoke and flames while taking out the trash. He said he noticed nothing suspicious at the mosque before or after the fire.
Victoria Fire Marshal Tom Legler, who was on scene, said he had no theories about how the fire started. He said he would have to wait until the fire diminished to begin his investigation.
By 6:30 a.m., with the fire extinguished, Victoria Fire Marshal investigators were beginning their investigation into the fire’s cause, he said. The Victoria Fire Marshal’s Office has requested help in their investigation from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/jan/28/breaking-fire-consumes-victoria-islamic-center/The exact cause of the fire is unknown.
http://abc13.com/news/fire-destroys-victoria-mosque/1725497/
Correlation does not equal causation, and it’s a bit irresponsible of that article to make an unsubstantiated claim, but in defense of that article:
Victoria Fire Marshal Tom Legler told the Victoria Advocate he had no theories about the cause of the fire, but he is seeking assistance from state and federal fire investigators.
It may very well be likely it was a Trump supporter committing arson, but the evidence so far does not support that claim.