13-year-old arrested for allegedly setting Green District fire
Douglas County Sheriff s Office arrested a 13-year-old Roseburg teen for allegedly causing the Green District fire on Friday that destroyed two homes, multiple outbuildings and four vehicles.
Posted: Jul 24, 2021 2:57 PM
Updated: Jul 24, 2021 3:00 PM
Posted By: Jaewon Jung
ROSEBURG, Ore. Deputies arrested a 13-year-old Roseburg teen for allegedly igniting the 20-acre Green District Fire off of Rolling Hills Road.
The fire broke out Friday evening around 4:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Rolling Hills Road.
Officials said three teens were identified as having been in the area immediately before the fire started. One of them, a 13-year-old Roseburg teen, was reportedly playing with a lighter and had pulled a clump of dead and dry grass from the ground and lit it.
Evacuation orders for Green District Fire have been lifted There is currently a wildfire burning in the area of Green District, said Douglas County Sheriff s Office spokesperson Sergeant Brad O Dell. We have a lot of staff, a lot of resources that are headed that day for firefighter and responder safety. We re asking that residents please stay out of the way.
Posted: Jul 23, 2021 6:47 PM
Updated: Jul 23, 2021 9:41 PM
Posted By: Jaewon Jung
ROSEBURG, Ore. Evacuation orders for the Green District Fire have been lifted. Officials said the road closures on Carnes Road and Highway 99 have been lifted as well.
Landers Lane at Melody is still closed as well as the area west of Landers Lane and Melody.