Police say charges could be laid against a young person, after a fire was lit at a youth justice facility in South Auckland today.
Oranga Tamariki staff alerted emergency services at around 12 pm on Saturday after a small fire was detected at Korowai Manaaki in Manurewa.
Deputy chief executive of Youth Justice Services Dean Winter says medics checked one rangatahi and another person as a precaution and neither was seriously injured.
He says the fire caused minimal damage and was quickly extinguished.
A rangatahi is now in police custody.
An investigation is underway and Oranga Tamariki staff are reviewing the incident.
Source: RNZ · RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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