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Police: 16-Year-Old Student Intentionally Set Bathroom Fire At Grand Haven High School

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 8, 10:06 AM EDT

updated Oct 9, 11:23 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Ottawa News Network, WZZM and WXMI, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A 16-year-old student intentionally started a bathroom fire using a toilet paper dispenser at Grand Haven High School, leaving two students treated and the suspect potentially facing charges, WZZM, WXMI, and the Ottawa News Network reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 5, Oct 10, 1:28 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 8, 10:21 AM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 8, 10:31 AM EDTPublished: Decided by our rules.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.