Three juveniles

have been arrested for arson after setting a small fire in a vacant house

in Peachtree City early Friday evening.

According to

a report from the Peachtree City Police Department, a citizen complained

about the juveniles being inside the home on Hickory Drive around 6 p.m.

and an officer was sent to investigate.

When the officer

got there, the fire had already started, the report said.

The fire damage

was contained to a part of one room in the home, said Peachtree City Fire

Chief Stony Lohr. Firefighters responded to the scene but the fire had

already been extinguished upon their arrival, Lohr said.

"It didn't

cause any significant amount of damage, but it had the potential to,"

Lohr said.

A fire investigator

was sent to the scene to collect evidence and process the scene so the

arson charges can be pursued in juvenile court, Lohr added.

The incident

is still under investigation, Lohr added.

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