Boy Lights Bushes on Fire, Causes $1K Damages at Rock Hill Property

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A 12-year-old boy set fire to some bushes and caused $1,000 in damages near a pool in the Seven Oaks neighborhood in Rock Hill while playing with friends Sunday afternoon.

The boy used a lighter to set the bushes on fire, a Rock Hill police report said. The fire spread quickly and the three kids alerted their parents.

The Rock Hill Fire Department extinguished the fire.

According to the report, the boy told police he just started the fire thinking it would be cool.

No charges were pressed as the boy’s parents said they would pay for the cost of the damages.

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