A 15-year-old boy has been charged with deliberately lighting a vegetation fire at Hadspen, following a tip-off from members of the public.
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About 2.30pm on Sunday, Tasmania Police were informed that two youths were lighting a fire where Illawarra Road crosses the South Esk River Bridge.
The Tasmania Fire Service attended the blaze, promptly extinguishing it.
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Police say they undertook several inquiries which led to a 15-year-old boy being charged with deliberately lighting the fire.
Inspector Scott Flude thanked the community members who alerted police to the incident.
"I thank those members of the community who provided information, and the bystanders who contained the fire until emergency services arrived which prevented fire spread and significant damage," he said.
"As we approach another fire season it's timely to remind people to be vigilant when it comes to lighting fires in an appropriate manner, fire can spread quickly and put people and homes in danger."
