LOVELAND, Colo. — Two teens were charged for allegedly sparking a fire inside a Loveland high school bathroom.
According to the Loveland Police Department, officers were notified of a fire inside a school bathroom at Mountain View High School, located at 3500 Mountain Lion Drive, around 11:42 a.m. on April 21.
A school resource officer (SRO) responded to the bathroom and found that a staff member had already extinguished the fire.
Students were evacuated as Loveland firefighters ventilated the bathroom, according to the police department.
No one was injured, but the fire caused roughly $2,300-worth of damage.
The SRO began an investigation and identified two 15-year-old boys as suspects.
On Monday, the SRO presented the case to the Larimer County District Attorney's Office, which decided to pursue charges.
One boy was charged with first-degree arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. The second boy was charged with complicity to commit first-degree arson.
