Konko Buddhist Church in Boyle Heights Struck by Arson – AGAIN

Read the coverage in Rafu Shimpo: https://rafu.com/2021/11/konko-church-struck-by-arson-again/

It has only been 9 months since a fire was set at this community church, but the cowardly attacks resurface again – we must remain vigilant…our peoples and institutions continue to be the targets of violence.

Konko Church in Boyle Heights Struck by Arson AGAIN

For the second time this year, Konko Church of Los Angeles, located on First Street in Boyle Heights, has been damaged by an arson fire.

Alyne Tsuyuki, daughter of head minister Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki, said the incident occurred on the afternoon of Nov. 11. A neighbor called a family member, who alerted her. When she arrived, the fire department was already on the scene and the fire had been extinguished.

The perpetrator or perpetrators broke in through the front door, started a fire, then started another fire close to the back door, she said. Part of the wall and ceiling were badly burned, along with some furniture.