The police arrested a 15-year-old on suspicion of arson in Espoo – Another one will be “picked up” – 2024-05-12 11:46:54

The police have arrested a 15-year-old youth as a suspect in the suspected arson of the Laurinlahti school in Espoo, reports Yle.

Another 15-year-old youth is also suspected in the case.

– Another person is known and he is currently being picked up, the head of the investigation of the case, crime commissioner Klaus Geiger says on Yle’s website.

A fire destroyed the roof of the vacant Laurinlahti school on Friday evening. No one was injured in the fire.

The Laurinlahti school fire is being investigated as vandalism, but according to Geiger, the crime may change to aggravated vandalism during the preliminary investigation.

VPK’s house was destroyed

Post-extinguishing work was carried out at the Tuomarila VPK building on Friday, May 10. Anu Kivistö

Several vacant buildings have burned in Espoo in the past two weeks.

The fire in front of the Laurinlahti school was devastating on Thursday in Tuomarila, when the vacant fire department’s house was destroyed by fire.

According to the police, it is possible that the fires are related.

The police suspect groups of young people of elementary and middle school age in the series of fires.

– It is a bit scary that there is some kind of competition between young people on Snapchat and Tiktok. Young people think this is a joke, and they don’t necessarily understand the consequences, Geiger told Iltalehte on Saturday.