(Watch above: Raw video courtesy of Terry Jacobson shows the structure fire in Mayerthorpe from October 4)
EDMONTON – Shortly before noon on Saturday, October 4, Mayerthorpe RCMP and fire crews responded to an outdoor building containing hay bales that was on fire.
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The structure was engulfed in flames when RCMP arrived.
Officials say the building sustained extensive damage, but an estimate has not been released.
While investigating, RCMP officers found an eight-year-old who admitted to starting the fire with a lighter and couldn’t extinguish it.
Because of the child’s age, charges will not be laid.
The eight-year-old has been referred to “Fire Starters”, a provincial arson prevention program.
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