Knoxville, Tennessee — A hearth that destroyed a Tennessee Deliberate Parenthood clinic was set, fireplace officers stated Thursday. Officers are in search of a suspect and requested the general public to supply tricks to the Knoxville Fireplace Division, CBS Knoxville affiliate WVLT-TV experiences. The constructing erupted in flames early final Friday, with fireplace capturing via the roof. "The truth that the hearth had already breached the roof indicated that the hearth had been burning for a while previous to the division's arrival," Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks informed reporters, WVLT says. "It took the Knoxville Fireplace Division virtually 4 hours to totally extinguish the blaze. " The fireplace was the second time the clinic was focused final yr. Somebody fired a shotgun on the clinic's doorways in January, shattering glass and leaving holes within the reception space. The clinic was closed and unoccupied on the time of the capturing. Officers do not imagine the 2 incidents have been associated, WVLT-TV says. The constructing was additionally unoccupied through the fireplace and had been closed for a number of weeks for a $2.2 million renovation. It is the group's solely department in East Tennessee. "We're heartbroken on the lack of our stunning new constructing, however I am right here to inform you that we're dedicated to Knoxville and East Tennessee, and we're decided to rebuild," Ashley Coffield, CEO of Deliberate Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, stated Thursday at a information convention on the clinic's web site. "Knoxville needs Deliberate Parenthood, our sufferers want us to be right here and we're going to be right here." She stated Deliberate Parenthood is dedicated to rebuilding the practically 10,000 square-foot construction. The non permanent closure despatched dozens of sufferers to the Knox County Well being Division and the Knoxville Heart for Reproductive Well being, WVLT notes. Corinne Robetti, the Knoxville Heart's co-director, informed WVLT Information they're seeing an unusual waitlist of a few dozen sufferers. "We've been inundated with calls," Robetti stated. Robetti stated the clinic noticed extra police presence and patrols within the space following the hearth at Deliberate Parenthood. "Deliberate Parenthood, as all of us are, has been bombarded by some actually tough protesters that has undoubtedly elevated since final Jan. 6," stated Robetti. "An officer got here in simply to test on us the opposite day. I could not have been happier to see that." There's now a $10,000 reward for anybody who has data that results in an arrest. The fireplace got here because the U.S. Supreme Courtroom considers a case that might severely curtail abortion rights which have stood for half a century.