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PD: 3-year-old playing with lighter starts house fire in Prescott Valley

Posted at 5:00 PM, Nov 25, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-25 19:08:50-05

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ — Police say a 3-year-old is to blame for a house fire in Prescott Valley Wednesday.

When emergency crews arrived on scene near Glassford Hill Road and Long Look Drive, they were able to quickly extinguish a fire burning in one of the bedrooms.

Investigators were able to determine the fire was started by a 3-year-old playing with a lighter.

Police say the child, along with three other juvenile siblings, were unsupervised when the fire broke out.

Fire crews say no one was injured in the blaze.