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Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago Police are investigating a suspicious fire that burned about 100 books from the gay and lesbian selection at a North Side Chicago Public Library branch.
The small fire at the John Merlo branch, 644 W. Belmont, ignited about noon Tuesday and the cause remained under investigation, officials said.
Detectives were not investigating the fire as a hate crime, Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Monique Bond said. But gay rights activist Rick Garcia was concerned that it might be, given the subject matter. "It wasn't the history section," he said.
Bond said the fire was under investigation as an arson.
The fire was set on the second floor of the library in a remote corner, and the section is not marked by any sign reading "gay and lesbian,'' sources said.
After the fire was discovered, library staff moved patrons to the first floor, said Margaret Killackey, a library spokeswoman.
The gay and lesbian collection includes roughly 1,000 books ranging from history and athletics to travel and culture, Killackey said.
Chicago Police are investigating a suspicious fire that burned about 100 books from the gay and lesbian selection at a North Side Chicago Public Library branch.
The small fire at the John Merlo branch, 644 W. Belmont, ignited about noon Tuesday and the cause remained under investigation, officials said.
Detectives were not investigating the fire as a hate crime, Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Monique Bond said. But gay rights activist Rick Garcia was concerned that it might be, given the subject matter. "It wasn't the history section," he said.
Bond said the fire was under investigation as an arson.
The fire was set on the second floor of the library in a remote corner, and the section is not marked by any sign reading "gay and lesbian,'' sources said.
After the fire was discovered, library staff moved patrons to the first floor, said Margaret Killackey, a library spokeswoman.
The gay and lesbian collection includes roughly 1,000 books ranging from history and athletics to travel and culture, Killackey said.
