Federal law enforcement agencies are investigating a fire that erupted in a building where three conservative organizations have offices, reports say.
The blaze in Golden Valley, Minnesota , is being treated as a possible arson attack, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives . The FBI is also involved in the investigation along with other local authorities, according to KSTP-TV .
The building where the flames broke out over the weekend is home to several right-wing organizations claiming to have been targeted for their work.
John Hinderaker, president of the Center of the American Experiment (CAE)— a policy organization focused on “free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility and government accountability”—said the location of the fires in the building suggested that his organization and others were deliberately targeted.
“The fires were obviously set by someone,” Hinderaker said, according to Alpha News . “They targeted conservative organizations. They didn’t firebomb the chiropractors or psychologists or Manufacturers Alliance.”