TWO young firebugs aged seven and nine started a blaze which caused £100,000-worth of damage at a high school.
The boys admitted torching the sixth form annex at Mount Carmel High School's site at Paddock House, Oswaldtwistle, after being caught in the grounds.
Their backgrounds were to be investigated by Lancashire Social Services before a decision was made on what to do with them.
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