The second fire this year at an Islamic mosque in Joplin destroyed the facility Monday morning.

According to the “Joplin Globe,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible.

 

Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, says they are calling for stepped up police protection for all places of worship, in light of the Joplin mosque fire and the deadly shooting Sunday at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin.

Authorities at this point are calling the fire “suspicious.”

A $15,000 reward was offered last month by the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a July 4 fire at the mosque.

The FBI is investigating the cause of the latest fire and whether or not it was also the result of arson, said agency spokeswoman Bridgett Patton.

The agencies released surveillance video from the fire in July, which caused minor damage to the roof of the building. The fire Monday destroyed the surveillance cameras, so no such evidence is available in that investigation.

A Jasper County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman says they have made no arrests in either fire.