An 11-year-old boy has been arrested after authorities say he started a fire at a business in Brainerd.
The fire forced the evacuation of Ollie’s Outlet on Brainerd Road around 6:30 last night, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.
By the time firefighters arrived, store employees had already extinguished the blaze, the fire department said. No one was injured.
A mother and son who evacuated the building and left returned soon afterwards, when the mom began to suspect her son was involved, the release said.
The boy confessed to setting several rolls of carpet on fire, causing about $10,000 in damages, the release said.