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Oct 7, 2009
FIRE AT SIGLAP MOSQUE
Teen charged with mischief <!--10 min-->
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The fire, which broke out in the prayer room of the mosque at 1.15 pm, quickly engulfed the entire roof in flames. -- ST PHOTOS: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA
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A TEEN was charged in a Juvenile Court on Wednesday with mischief by fire, which caused more than $1 million damage to the Kampong Siglap Mosque. No plea was taken from the 14-year-old. He is said to have set fire to the Marine Parade Road mosque with a lighter at about 1.15pm on Tuesday. About 150 people were evacuated from the building. The roof of the mosque, which had a face-lift in March, caved in and loud explosion was heard. The juvenile, who looks tall and big-sized for his age, occasionally looked at his parents who were in court during the brief court session. A police prosecutor asked for the juvenile to be remanded at Singapore Boys' Home for psychiatric assessment. The boy will be brought back to court on Oct 14. The maximum penalty for mischief by fire is a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.