A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman's office is located told authorities he was inspired by it. Federal ban on TikTok.
The office of Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman, who voted for a bill last April that would have ordered TikTok's China-based parent company to sell its US operations by Sunday to avoid being banned in the US, in Fond du Lac It was located in K Mall.
City of Fond du Lac Fire Rescue
The fire was first reported at around 1 am on Sunday night. fire rescue said in a facebook post Police officials used fire extinguishers to control the fire until fire brigade arrived.
The fire broke out outside the building – which was vacant at the time – and caused minor damage before being extinguished. There is no report of anyone being injured.
A 19-year-old Menasha man, whose name has not been released, was in custody and will be charged with arson. police saidHe was arrested after he was seen watching the fire near the mall, they said.
Police said, “We are relieved that no one was injured and the office was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Acts of violence are not tolerated in any form, and we are committed to protecting the safety and well-being of our community.” Are.” Chief Aaron Goldstein said in a statement. “I am grateful for the quick response of our officers in helping to extinguish the fire and locate this arson suspect.”
Grothman said he was aware of the fire but had no immediate comment.
Saturday Night Live, the popular video-sharing platform Voluntarily shut down its operations in the US in response for adjacent Sanctions over concerns over its relations with China. The shutdown lasted only a few hours and the company restored service on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order to restore the app.