A teenager was detained in Moscow for setting fire to a gas station.

A teenager suspected of setting fire to a gas station in the north of the city has been detained in Moscow. This was announced on March 31 by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.

"It was previously established that the minor poured a flammable liquid over the fuel dispenser and set it on fire, after which he disappeared. The fire was eliminated. As a result of the incident, no outsiders were injured, the teenager received minor burns," the message on the MAX messenger reads.

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