Police have arrested two teenagers in relation to three alleged deliberately lit fires in Burnie yesterday.
A 14 year-old and a 15 year-old have been arrested as an investigation continues into two vegetation fires and a property fire.
Police say both teenagers have been charged with two counts of unlawfully setting fire to vegetation and one count of unlawfully setting fire to property.
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The pair will be proceeded against under provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
Police say due to the weather conditions at the time, the three fires caused minimal damage.
The latest incident comes on top of a recent spike in anti-social behaviour and vandalism in the Burnie CBD, with the Burnie City Council calling for an increased police presence in the city.
