>Student charged in connection with fire at Ridgewood High School
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5, 2011, 4:49 PM
BY KELLY EBBELS
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Staff Writer
A 16-year-old Ridgewood High School (RHS) student was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of arson in connection with a fire Tuesday afternoon in the boys bathroom of the school’s north science wing, according to a spokesperson with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Students were evacuated from Ridgewood High School after a fire was reported in a boys bathroom on the second floor of the north science wing.
The student, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, is alleged to have started a fire just after 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 4 by using a “Zippo style lighter” to ignite toilet paper in a stall’s dispenser, according to the BCPO report. The arrest followed an investigation by detectives with the BCPO’s Arson Squad along with detectives from the Ridgewood Police Department.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/112886119_Fire_reported_at_Ridgewood_High_School.html
