Children Playing with Fire

Slovak boys light cigarettes, but

doing so burns down a castle

　
Police are investigating two Slovakian boys, ages 11 and 12, who may have set grass on fire while lighting cigarettes. The grass was at the foot of the Krasna Horka castle. The medieval castle, particularly the roof, caught afire. The building and contents were severely damaged. Eighty-four firefighters were called to the scene in the village of Krasnohorske Podhradie, near Roznava.

Children under the age of 15 cannot be prosecuted in Slovakia. The castle dates from the early 14^th century.

Reuters reported on this fire, noting:
"The Slovak National Museum wrote on its Facebook page that damage to the castle was extensive but about 90 percent of historical collections were saved, including contemporary photographs of furnished castle premises from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, oil paintings and various ornaments.

"’The castle's roof burned down completely, as well as the new exhibition in the gothic palace and the bell tower. Three bells melted,’ the museum said."Summarized from a Reuters article at:

http://news.yahoo.com/smoking-slovak-children-burn-down-castle-163347182.html;_ylt=AoJb3jn42S6t7fTfvhWq.IWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2cHBiMTRsBG1pdANPZGQgRnJvbnQgUGFnZQRwa2cDYmYzZGRmZDktYTQ4MC0zYWYzLWExOTAtOTk2ZGVkYjJmZjBiBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNNZWRpYVNlY3Rpb25MaXN0BHZlcgNkOWVjYzc4MC02Yjk4LTExZTEtYWZkZi1iN2Y5NDFjNzUxY2M-;_ylg=X3oDMTFrM25vcXFyBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3

There is a link to a picture of the castle itself on fire at:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/krasna-horka-castle-seen-fire-village-krasnohorske-podhradie-photo-163347506.html;_ylt=AkQdwz5EXyjrwNGmOC5SAbkSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTRvNTk1dDEwBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIFJlbGF0ZWQgQ2Fyb3VzZWwEcGtnAzk4ZDA2Mjk2LTI3YWYtMzJiZS05ODBmLWMyNzc2ZTc1NmQ0NwRwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFBcnRpY2xlUmVsYXRlZENhcm91c2VsVGVtcAR2ZXIDNmZhNjM0YjAtNmI5OC0xMWUxLTlmZmYtZTBiMDcyNDEzNTJj;_ylg=X3oDMTM1a2s0aHU5BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDYmYzZGRmZDktYTQ4MC0zYWYzLWExOTAtOTk2ZGVkYjJmZjBiBHBzdGNhdANob21lfG9kZG5ld3MEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3