April 23, 2008
Source: WTVJ-TV/msnbc
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24262839/
Authorities are investigating a fire at a Miami Beach synagogue where members said the torah was missing. The fire gutted Congregants of The Chabad Shul at Pine Tree Road and 24th Street at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The devastation coincided with Passover, a holiday commemorating the Jews' liberation from slavery.
No one was inside the temple at the time of the fire. No one was injured.
Miami Beach Fire Rescue spokesman Javier Otero said one window was partially broken when firefighters arrived at the scene early Tuesday morning. He could not say if this was an act of vandalism or an accident.