The fire began about 8 p.m. Thursday. Soffe said the boys went behind some bushes at the school and started a small fire. They threw paper on top of it to make it bigger, Soffe said, and the blaze ignited the bushes and spread to the eaves on the roof.
Soffe said the fire burnt a camera, an outdoor speaker and part of the eaves , but did not reach the roof. Garland’s volunteer fire department trains on Thursdays and was available to quickly arrive and douse the flames, Soffe said.
Two juveniles are in custody for starting a fire at Bear River Middle School in Garland, occurred within the hour.