NewsAugust 15, 2001
16-YEAR-OLD SETS PANTS ON FIRE
A 16-year-old girl incarcerated at the juvenile detention center set a pair of pants on fire Tuesday causing a small disruption at that facility, said Cape Girardeau firefighters. Shortly after 3 p.m., emergency workers were called to the scene at 325 Merriwether St., where the juvenile had apparently removed her pants, put them on a bed in the cell she was in and set them ablaze...
ANDREA L. BUCHANAN
A 16-year-old girl incarcerated at the juvenile detention center set a pair of pants on fire Tuesday causing a small disruption at that facility, said Cape Girardeau firefighters.
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Shortly after 3 p.m., emergency workers were called to the scene at 325 Merriwether St., where the juvenile had apparently removed her pants, put them on a bed in the cell she was in and set them ablaze.
No one was hurt in the incident, and automatic fire extinguishers quickly put out the fire.
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