Story highlights Nobody was injured in the blaze early Friday in suburban TampaActivist: "Their fear is that it's hate-related, but it's too early to say if it is or isn't"(CNN) A small fire that damaged a mosque in suburban Tampa, Florida, has been ruled arson, Hillsborough County fire investigators said Friday. The fire was reported about 2 a.m. Friday at the Islamic Society of New Tampa, fire department public information officer Corey Dierdorff said. Firefighters arrived and quickly put out the fire at an entrance to the building, CNN affiliate WFTS reported. Nobody was injured in the blaze. He said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will investigate along with the local fire department.

Source: CNN February 24, 2017 15:35 UTC