Fire burns Bellevue mosque; 1 arrested for arson

A suspected arson fire badly damaged a Bellevue mosque early Saturday morning. Firefighters found heavy fire on the first and second floors, Fire Chief Mark Risen said, adding that firefighters quickly prevented the fire from spreading to other parts of the building. Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett said Wilson was arrested on suspicion of second degree arson, and on an outstanding warrant for felony first degree malicious mischief in Seattle. A man was charged this week with a hate crime for threatening people there on Jan. 6, and a granite sign outside the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in neighboring Redmond was damaged twice.
A suspected arsonist is arrested after a fire destroys a mosque in Bellevue, Washington.