Arson At Magnolia Middle School Under Investigation

JOPPA, MD — A fire in the boys' bathroom at a school in Joppa was ruled an arson. The incident at Magnolia Middle School occurred Friday, May 3, and did not damage the building, officials said.

A staff member discovered that someone had set items ablaze in the first-floor boys' bathroom, according to investigators. The fire in the 200 block of Fort Hoyle Road was reported at 1:38 p.m. on Friday and did not require a response by the fire department, authorities said.

There were no injuries, and there was no structural damage, according to the Office of the Chief Fire Marshal, which reported there was about $50 in damage to items in the bathroom.

Anyone who has information about the May 3 arson at Magnolia Middle School is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal at 410-836-4844.

The Magnolia Middle School fire was the second bathroom arson in two months in buildings owned by Harford County Public Schools.

Three teens were charged in a March 26 arson at C. Milton Wright High School.

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