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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fire at a Florida synagogue that police investigated as an arson incident and a hate crime , authorities said Monday.

Blake Richard Hoover, 31, of Charlotte County, was charged with arson and criminal mischief for the blaze that broke out at the Chabad of Charlotte County in Punta Gorda on Friday, the Punta Gorda Police Department said in a news release.

Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, which police said was contained in one room.

Police said no one was inside the building at the time, and no injuries were reported

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