{"id":910873,"date":"2026-09-26T22:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T22:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/910873\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T22:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T22:16:25","slug":"kids-starting-a-fire-taking-a-vehicle-set-off-warning-from-mounties-in-b-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/910873\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids starting a fire, taking a vehicle set off warning from Mounties in B.C."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted September 26, 2026 1:23 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Mounties in Mission, B.C., are reminding parents just how \u201cresourceful\u201d children can be after separate situations last week.<\/p>\n

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Police say a seven-year-old boy found a small blow torch in his home on Sept. 18, managed to connect it to a propane cylinder and started a fire inside his home.<\/p>\n

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The local fire department attended and put out what police say was a small blaze.<\/p>\n

The second incident, which happened the same day, involved a four-year-old boy who took the keys to his parents\u2019 Cadillac Escalade and climbed inside.<\/p>\n

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The RCMP says CCTV footage confirmed the boy started the Cadillac and drove it into two parked cars that were nearby.<\/p>\n

No one was hurt, but police say in a news release that parents should look around their homes and consider what they could do in order to reduce the risks.<\/p>\n

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