Two 13-year-old boys turned themselves in after a group of suspected arsonists set a seven-story building on fire in Sydney’s CBD.
Police in Sydney, Australia, said an arson investigation was launched following a May 25 fire at an abandoned hat factory near Sydney Central Station. The fire spread to an adjacent building, forcing many people to evacuate.
The building was engulfed in flames and black smoke rose. The entire wall on the top floor collapsed and broke into pieces, falling to the street below. Nobody was injured in the incident.
A group of teenagers set fire to a 7-story building in Sydney
A seven-story building caught fire in central Sydney, Australia, on May 25. Video: 9News
More than 30 fire engines and 120 firefighters fought the fire. The authorities blocked the entrance and exit of the neighboring station. The fire was then extinguished.
Deputy Commissioner Paul Dunstan said a group of teenagers were seen “fleeing the scene” of the fire.
“Two teenagers turned themselves in at two police stations on the night of May 25. We spoke to them overnight and they are giving statements to the police,” Dunstan said, adding that the two teenagers are 13 years old. He gave no details about the testimony of the two boys.
He urged three or four other teenagers present at the scene of the fire to go with their parents to the police station to clarify what happened.
Firefighters at the scene of a wildfire in Sydney, Australia, on May 25. Photo: AFP
Huyen Le (according to AFP, Reuters)
