Teen on trial in Garfield High fire
A trial began Wednesday for a teenager charged with setting the fire that destroyed the historic auditorium at Garfield High School, the Los Angeles Count district attorney’s office said.
The boy, 16, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was a freshman at the school when the May 2007 blaze caused an estimated $30 million in damage. The auditorium, built in 1925, featured ornate plaster molding, handcrafted wooden seating, murals and a paneled ceiling.
The teen was charged with arson of a structure. The trial at Juvenile Court is scheduled to continue today. It is closed to the public.
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-- Ari B. Bloomekatz
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