3 teens arrested in connection to fire that destroyed abandoned Tacoma school

3 teens accused of setting fire at abandoned school in Tacoma

Three teens were arrested in connection with a fire at an abandoned Tacoma school.

TACOMA, Wash. - Three teenagers were arrested in connection to a fire that destroyed an abandoned school in Tacoma this month.

Gault Middle School, abandoned since 2009, went up in flames around 4 p.m. on Jan. 3. It continued to burn for several days and the building was heavily damaged. The school district had originally scheduled to demolish the building in February, though the incident sped up their permit process.

Investigation underway into fire at abandoned school

A detective tells FOX 13 that police are looking at some videos that local students have been sharing, showing people starting a fire in a building. Investigators are trying to determine if the videos are related to the Gault Middle School fire.

Fire officials determined the fire was intentionally set.

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Police say in the past week, investigators developed probable cause to arrest three teenagers: two 15-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl.

All three were booked into Remann Hall for first-degree arson and second-degree burglary.