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Two teenage boys charged over wilful fire at Edinburgh school

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A pair of teenagers have been charged with starting a fire at an Edinburgh school, police said.The two 16-year-olds have been arrested and charged with wilful fireraising in connection with a blaze at Wester Hailes Education Centre on Friday evening.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to tackle the fire at the centre at 8.04pm.A spokeswoman for the fire service said the blaze was located inside a cupboard in the school and left the building "heavily smoke-damaged".Fire crews from seven appliances spent four hours at the scene, although no casualties were reported.On Sunday morning, Police Scotland announced that the two teenage boys have been charged and are due to appear in court on Monday.A statement from the force said:

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