Police arrested two teens for allegedly starting the Hawarden Fire, which destroyed several Riverside homes.
Riverside police arrested two teens this week for allegedly lighting illegal fireworks that started the Hawarden Fire, which destroyed several homes and damaged many others last month.Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said authorities filed charges against another minor. 'This fire was caused by an illegal use of fireworks,' Dawson said. 'Again, all fireworks are illegal in the city of Riverside for a reason.
'Today, 27 charges of willful and malicious firesetting were filed against these juveniles,' Riverside Police Department Chief Larry Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said the fireworks were classified as 'dangerous' under California law. 'These are not fireworks that could be obtained legally,' he said. They did not release the identities of the minors because of their age. Two of the teens have been booked into a juvenile detention facility.
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