Huge clouds of smoke floated past one of the Tampa Bay area's largest mosques at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Monday.
Just feet away, flames tore apart a mobile classroom on site.
"The first thing they told me, what they're grateful about, that's the first words out of their mouth -- the kids are fine, the teachers are fine," said Thania Diaz Clevenger, the civil rights director for CAIR Florida.
An afterschool class was in session. Two teachers and roughly 13 pre-school aged children were inside.
A time of learning quickly turned to moments of fear.
"We do know the fire started above the classroom in the attic space. They heard some crackling, the fire alarm went off, the teachers and students were able to exit the building safely," said Ronnie Rivera, spokesperson for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
"Looking at that fire, you really think that it's amazing that no one was hurt in this fire," Clevenger said.
It took about half an hour to put our what was a two-alarm fire.
It was contained to the classroom building; the mosque was not affected. The cause is to be determined.
"With all the hatred we're seeing on a regular basis, everybody's first reaction is to think this was some kind of malicious activity," Clevenger said.
It wasn't, though they don't know how it started, officials do believe it was accidental, not suspicious.
Everyone here is just thankful it was property, and not people, that was damaged.
"Just thank God, that's the only thing you can say in these situations," Clevenger said.
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