{"id":7759,"date":"2015-10-07T13:08:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T13:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/mosque-reopens-after-major-fire\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:33:28","slug":"mosque-reopens-after-major-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/mosque-reopens-after-major-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosque Reopens After Major Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Week After Incident Took Place<\/h3>\n

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\nThousands of people have attended a special service of thanksgiving at London’s largest mosque, as it reopened a week on from a major fire which spread through much of the complex.<\/p>\n


\nHalf of the building’s ground floor was damaged when the blaze broke out in an administrative area.<\/p>\n


\nScotland Yard have said they do not believe the incident was related to a hate crime. Two teenage boys were arrested, but then were later released. <\/p>\n


\nThe two boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of arson following the blaze and held in custody. Scotland Yard said the 14-year-old had been bailed until early January while the other boy would face no further action.<\/p>\n


\nThe fire at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden, said to be the largest in Western Europe, was reported by a member of the public. <\/p>\n


\nA man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, and London Fire Brigade said the blaze had hit admin buildings though the ”mosque itself is thankfully unaffected”.<\/p>\n


\nThe MP for Mitcham and Morden, Labour’s Siobhain McDonagh, spoke of her shock at news of the fire.<\/p>\n


\n”The mosque does a huge amount for the local community. They are tireless raisers of funds for charity – their own charities’ funds and charities in the community,” she said. \n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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