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Salt Lake City police seek teens for arson

Posted at 2:37 PM, Mar 30, 2013
and last updated 2013-03-30 17:17:38-04

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police and arson investigators are searching for two teenagers who started a fire in Salt Lake City on Friday night.

Salt Lake City firefighters responded to a call at 1360 South and 200 East, where someone had reported power lines on fire from a possible arson. Firefighters found a large couch at the scene that had been set on fire.

Jasen Asay, Salt Lake City Fire Department, said the juveniles started a the fire by burning trash and a couch. He said the fire spread to a fence and damaged a power pole. Asay said the fire was put out before they could cause any major damage.