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Attempted Fire at Youth Facility Investigated as Serious Incident

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A boy held at Stuðlar emergency placement facility managed to ignite a mattress in his room in August.
  • Staff quickly intervened, preventing a more serious outcome, and the incident is being investigated as serious by the Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority and police.
  • The boy was held in a monitored security corridor but had smuggled in a lighter.

An attempted fire at Iceland’s Stuðlar emergency placement facility is being investigated as a serious incident after a boy held there managed to ignite a mattress in his room.

The Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority is investigating the case after the Child and Family Agency reported it as required by law. Police are also investigating. GEV director Herdís Gunnarsdóttir confirmed the investigation to Morgunblaðið.

The boy was staying in a security corridor under camera surveillance. He nevertheless managed to smuggle in a lighter. Staff acted quickly after the mattress caught fire and prevented the situation from becoming more serious. Only surface searches are currently permitted at Stuðlar, while staff have called for authorization to conduct more thorough searches.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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