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3 boys get probation for Eugene's Civic Stadium fire

Three boys will spend up to five years on probation for their roles in a fire that destroyed the wooden grandstands at Eugene's historic Civic Stadium.
Fire Monday destroyed historic Civic Stadium in Eugene.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Three boys will spend up to five years on probation for their roles in a fire that destroyed the wooden grandstands at Eugene's historic Civic Stadium.
    
The Eugene Register-Guard reports the three boys reached out-of-court settlements with prosecutors on charges of second-degree arson and recklessly endangering another person.

Background: Eugene's Civic Stadium goes up in flames
    
Police say three 12-year-olds and a 10-year-old hopped a fence and lit a fire in the press box.
    
The case against a fourth suspect charged in the June 29 blaze is ongoing.
    
Those who were sentenced Tuesday also acknowledged in court that they set a trash bin fire the day after the stadium blaze.

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