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Lehigh Acres teen arrested in connection with sink fire at Veterans Park

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UPDATE: The Lee County Sheriff's Office has found the 15-year-old boy who is connected with setting the sink on fire at Veterans Park. He has been identified and is facing charges of arson and property damage.

Lehigh Acres Fire Control District responded to a fire in the restrooms of Veterans Park Saturday morning.

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According to a Tweet from Lehigh Acres FD, the fire was in one of the sinks and smoke filled the adjacent storage rooms.

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Lee County Sheriff’s Office and an investigator with the Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives are working together to investigate the cause of the fire.