CLOVERLEAF, Texas — A 2-year-old was taken to the hospital as a precaution after a fire was set to the apartment unit below them, officials said.
This happened in the Cloverleaf area at an apartment building in the 13400 block of Woodforest Blvd. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office tweeted about the incident shortly after 4 p.m.
Officials said a 9-year-old and an 11-year-old were left unattended in an apartment unit and the 9-year-old started the fire using a lighter.
Neither of the two children was injured.
A 2-year-old in the apartment above was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges in this incident.
Child Protective Services was notified and the unattended children have been referred to the HCFMO Juvenile Fire Setter Program.
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