Four teenagers have been charged over allegedly lighting a blaze at Cessnock McDonalds over the weekend.
About 3.30am on Sunday July 19, emergency services were called to a fast food restaurant on Allandale Road, Cessnock, after reports of a fire within the external playground area.
Crews from Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the flames a short time later.
Officers from Hunter Valley Police District commenced an investigation into the cause of the blaze.
Around 9am Thursday July 23rd, police attended a high school in Cessnock, and arrested a 15-year-old boy.
Then about 2.40pm, officers attended another high school in Cessnock, where they arrested a 14-year-old boy.
Later that evening, two teenage girls – aged 16 and 17 – attended Cessnock Police Station where they were both arrested.
All four teenagers were charged with damage property by fire and were all granted conditional bail to appear at a children’s court on Monday 11 August 2020.
Inquiries are continuing into the incident.
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| The fire-damaged playground equipment at Cessnock McDonalds Picture: Fire & Rescue Kearsley |
