FBI monitoring investigation of fire at Houston Islamic center

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By Camilo Smith HOUSTON (Reuters) - The FBI is monitoring an investigation into a fire that destroyed a building at an Islamic institute in Houston and could take a more active role, a bureau spokeswoman said on Saturday. The blaze early on Friday at the Quba Islamic Institute destroyed one of three buildings there, but no one was injured, fire officials have said. Houston Fire Department arson investigators were working to pinpoint the cause of the fire, but no official determination has been made, officials said. The FBI says hate crimes are fully or partly motivated by bias against race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexual orientation.

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