Joplin mosque razed in fire; 2nd blaze this summer
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A mosque in southwest Missouri has burned to the ground in the second fire to hit the Islamic center in little more than a month.
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office says the Islamic Society of Joplin center is destroyed after the early Monday blaze.
No injuries are reported and no charges have been filed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}About 50 families belong to the Islamic Society of Joplin, which opened in 2007 as a mosque and community center.
A blaze at the same building July 4 caused minor damage and was determined arson. No arrests were made and the FBI has offered a $15,000 reward for information leading to charges in that fire. The agency released video footage of what appeared to be a man starting the July blaze.