A mosque in the south metro was heavily damaged by fire early Monday morning.
Masjid Hamza AI-Mahmood Foundation and Baitul Hikmah Academy is located at 5995 Timber Trail, northeast of downtown Prior Lake and across highway 13 from the east shore of Lower Prior Lake.
The Prior Lake Fire Department was assisted by crews from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Savage, Shakopee, Jordan, Elko New Market and Lakeville.
The mosque also serves as a school for about 200 students pre-K through 12th grade.
A neighbor of the mosque reportedly notified first responders about the fire at 2:22 a.m. Monday.
It's not known how the fire started, and no one was inside the building at the time.
The state fire marshal and federal agents from ATF will investigate the fire.