PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI - Federal officials are investigating a fire at a mosque on Saturday, March 11 in Pittsfield Township.

Officials were called at 4:59 p.m. to a fire at a mosque at 5909 W. Michigan Ave., said Pittsfield Township Deputy Police Chief Gordon Schick.

The address appears to be the Islamic Center of Ypsilanti, which also serves as a mosque.

Pittsfield Township Fire Chief Sean Gleason said firefighters received multiple calls to the location for a house fire and arrived to find the middle section of the structure up in flames.

Firefighters were able to quickly douse the flames, Gleason said. No one was in the building at the time and no one was injured, but the building will likely be a total loss.

Gleason said there was no indication either way of whether the fire was suspicious, but, given the building's designation as a mosque, officials called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Schick said the ATF is leading the investigation into the incident, with assistance from Pittsfield Township detectives and fire investigators. He's also been in touch with the FBI.

"We're not excluding it possibly being a hate crime," Schick said.

Schick and Gleason also noted the odd circumstance of two fires on the same street within weeks of each other.

A fire caused about $100,000 in damage about 3:25 a.m. Feb. 27 to a vacant home at 5875 W. Michigan Ave.

Gleason said the cause of the Feb. 27 fire is undetermined.

This story will be updated when more information becomes available.