Brush Fire Chars Area Near School; 2 Teens Arrested
Two juveniles were arrested Wednesday night in connection with a brush fire that charred two to three acres near an elementary school, authorities said.
The teen-agers, who were not identified because they are juveniles, allegedly had been lighting firecrackers near the Truman Benedict Elementary school just before the fire, fire officials and sheriff’s deputies said.
About 7 p.m., firefighters responded to the report of a fire in the 1200 block of Sarmentoso, where they discovered the blaze. The fire was controlled soon, firefighters said, with no reported injuries.
Information on the possible charges against the teen-agers were not available Wednesday, fire officials said.
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