Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
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News Release 09-84
Date: November 16, 2009

Two Juveniles Charged With Setting Fires

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators charged two juveniles with setting multiple fires at Langston Hughes Middle School on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

The juveniles were charged with burning or destroying personal property less than $200 (Class 1 Misdemeanor, Virginia Code 18.2-81). The fires were set in the boy's locker room. No damage to the structure. There were no injuries.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Captain I Willie F. Bailey, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 711. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.