COPPERAS COVE, Texas — A juvenile has been charged with arson for a fire that forced 34 people to evacuate at the Willow Creek Apartments in Copperas Cove on Nov. 14, 2024.
The Copperas Cove Fire Department (CCFD) said an investigation by the Copperas Cove Fire Marshal’s Office, with help from the Harker Heights Fire Marshal’s Office, revealed that the person, described only as a “juvenile male”, lit a cardboard box on fire with a lighter on his porch.
The juvenile reportedly stamped out the flames and returned to his apartment, but the box continued to smolder and eventually reignited, said CCFD. The flames then spread to nearby combustible items on the porch and the building itself, causing an explosion when the flames reached an aerosol can, according to the Fire Department…