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Police: Boise Bench garage fire was arson

Investigators say a juvenile intentionally set the fire that damaged a townhouse and burned a car.

BOISE, Idaho — Police investigators believe that a garage fire at Boise Bench townhouse was intentionally set by a juvenile.

The fire burned a car and damaged the home on Tuesday morning.

Boise Fire Department crews responded to the fire at about 11:40 a.m. on the 1400 block of North Bluff Place, just west of Garden Street and north of Irving.

The Boise Burnout Fund is assisting the residents, according to a spokesperson for Boise Fire.

Officials said no one was hurt in the fire.

Because the suspect is a juvenile, police do not plan to release any more information.

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