The teen, from Georgia, was charged with third-degree arson, authorities said
FREEHOLD -- A 14-year-old boy was charged with deliberately setting fire to a Wall Township business Thursday morning that injured three firefighters.
The teen, from Georgia, was charged Friday morning with third-degree arson in connection with the blaze at Taylor's Towing on West Hurley Pond Road, said Charlie Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
He said the teen had been staying with someone in the area.
Webster said he did not have information on how the fire started.
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling the fire in the extreme heat. One was treated at the scene and two who suffered minor injuries were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, police have said.
The fire was reported at 9:35 a.m. and was extinguished by 12:15 p.m., Wall police said.
West Hurley Pond Road was closed from Carmerville Road to Lakewood/Farmingdale Road for five hours.
Nineteen fire companies from Monmouth and Ocean counties responded to the blaze.
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