XENIA — UPDATE @ 11:00 P.M.
Police say that four teenagers admitted to starting a fire near an empty nursing home building in Xenia on Saturday.
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Xenia firefighters responded at 6:35 p.m. to a fire at the 1300 block of N. Monroe Drive near the vacant Hospitality Homes building, according to Xenia Police Major Lon Ethcison.
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Upon arrival, officers saw fire and smoke coming from a building.
A viewer photo showed flames coming from the back of the building.
While more officers responded to the scene, another caller told dispatchers that they saw several juveniles running towards Shawnee Park and overheard the juveniles talking about a fire, Major Etchison said.
Police responded to the area of Shawnee Park, and after speaking with several juveniles, four juveniles were identified as the suspects who started the fire on N. Monroe Dr.
“All four juveniles were taken to the Xenia Justice Center to be interviewed by Detectives,” said Major Etchison. “During the interviews, all of the juveniles admitted to breaking into the building, and several of the juveniles admitted to starting the fire.”
The amount of damage of the damage is estimated to be over $100,000.
News Center 7 will continue to update this developing story.
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