Mosque burns; cause undetermined
Source: Victoria Advocate
Flames engulfed the Islamic Center of Victoria on Saturday morning as firefighters battled the blaze and congregation members watched from the curb, overcome with emotion.
Its a house of worship, said Shahid Hashmi, president of the center, as he watched the flames from across the street.
Firefighters and several engines were dispatched to the burning building, 201 E. Airline Road, after 2 a.m. and battled the blaze into the morning.
As of 3:30 a.m., the building still was fully engulfed in fire.
Read more: https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/jan/28/breaking-fire-consumes-victoria-islamic-center/
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Victoria texas, a city of about 70,000, but a crossroads of other small towns.
I'm not certain the link works because it may be a mobile app link.
The area is very redneck and afraid of anything not Baptist or Catholic, so nothing would surprise me, accident or arson.
sagesnow
(2,824 posts)If so, they seem to have the same zenophobic asshats there that we have here.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,316 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)We ALL have to push back on the crazies!
marked50
(1,366 posts)Just north of Corpus Christi
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)It's actually about half way between Houston and Corpus Christi. Ninety miles from Corpus and 125 miles from Houston. It is also about 115 miles from San Antonio and 126 miles from Austin. They call the city the Crossroads of South Texas.
I hope it isn't arson but I suspect it might be. It is a very Republican Trump town. It makes me sad to think someone from Victoria could be so hateful.
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)The family lives in Victoria. His whole family is Trump dumb.
Doug.Goodall
(1,241 posts)The deplorables are mindlessly carrying out Trump's agenda without even knowing it.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Comment blaming trump, so the Hispanic female poster was told to go back to her own country so "we can have our jobs back". The ones attacking her see no correlation to this probable ctiminal act (the mosque was less than 20 years old, IIRC) and Herr Trumpenfurher.
texasfiddler
(1,990 posts)I hope it is not arson. I am going to attend the planned support service for the mosque.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)My heart is breaking.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)needed $450,000 from people of all faiths from all over the US. I saw one from London, too.
There will be a press conference at 6pm CST from the fire marshall.
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)...but I am sure that the racists are feeling empowered and emboldened by Trump.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)There are plenty of trump defenders in south Texas. He's going to build a wall to keep the migrant farm workers, roofers (horrible job in summer in Texas), and maids out.
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)Give me a fu*king break!
The cause has been 'The Two Minutes Hate' style campaign that Trump ran during the election, and now has the legislative ability to make good on...
'Causes unknown...' -GTFO with that sh*t!
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Sifting through the complex to figure it out, and it may take a lot more time.
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Joe Nation
(963 posts)until we can figure out what the hell is going on.