HOLLYWOOD – Police in Hollywood are looking for a suspect after a fire was intentionally set in a classroom at a Temple and Jewish school.
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime because it took place at a place of worship, fire officials said.
Police arrived at the Temple Israel of Hollywood in the 7300 block of Hollywood Blvd. shortly before school started Thursday morning after receiving reports of a suspicious package.
School officials were forced to notify parents and evacuate the school for several hours.
While parents and students were asked to refrain from speaking to the media, one young boy told KTLA he was scared and “we were thinking that we might die or that the school might burn down.”
Authorities swept the school for evidence and carried out the suspicious package in a brown paper bag.
