ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Federal authorities are investigating an early morning hearth on Sunday that broken the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Occasion of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Firefighters responded to the hearth simply earlier than 6 a.m. and introduced it beneath management inside about 5 minutes, in line with Lt. Jason Fejer with Albuquerque Fireplace Rescue.
The constructing was unoccupied and nobody was injured. However the blaze badly burned the doorway and induced in depth smoke harm all through the workplace, the place three individuals work full time, in line with Fejer and Republican occasion representatives.
A photograph offered by GOP representatives confirmed the charred entrance of the constructing with wooden and items of burned insulation scattered on the bottom. A damaged and burned door was set to at least one aspect.
The GOP workplace’s safety system detected the hearth, mentioned New Mexico Republican Occasion Chair Amy Barela. She credited firefighters with rapidly extinguishing the flames and stopping the hearth from spreading.
Barela mentioned GOP representatives additionally discovered spray paint on the aspect of the constructing about 50 toes (15 meters) from the doorway, saying “ICE=KKK”.
Brokers from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been on scene investigating, in line with Fejer and the Albuquerque Police Division.
Representatives of the federal businesses didn’t instantly reply to requests for extra data.
