Cape Breton teen charged with arson after $1M of fibre optic cable destroyed

A 14-year-old boy from Sydney, N.S., has been charged with arson after a weekend fire destroyed about $1-millionworth of fibre optic cable.

In a news release, Cape Breton Regional Police saidfirefighters were called to the scene on Upper Prince Street on Saturday afternoon, where theyput out a fire in a barn.

However, the fire had spread to several spools of fibre optic cable nearby.

Police saidthe fire marshal's office deemed the blaze suspicious.

Police saidevidence at the scene and witness informationled them to arrest the suspect on Tuesday and that damages are still being calculated.

The teen was scheduled to appear in Sydney provincial court on Wednesday to face a single count of arson causing damage to property.

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