Chattanooga fire investigators arrested a 15-year-old boy for setting fire to a piece of construction machinery.
The incident happened shortly after midnight on Shallowford Road near the Regency Court apartments, according to a fire department release.
Firefighters responded to find the track hoe “engulfed in flames,” the release states. The fire was put out and an investigator responded.
Chattanooga police detained the suspect. Fire Lt. Henry McElvain said eyewitnesses led police to the suspect, who reportedly lives in the apartments.
The juvenile was charged with setting fire to personal property and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center. The damage was estimated at $30,000.