Police respond to arson complaint after portable toilets destroyed at school
Myrtle Beach authorities responded to an arson call after two portable toilets were set on fire at a school Thursday afternoon, according to a police report.
Officers were called about 2:30 p.m. Thursday to Myrtle Beach Intermediate School at 3301 N. Oak St., where a 48-year-old man reported the incident.
Myrtle Beach Fire Department crews were on the scene and called Myrtle Beach officers there to take a report since the fire was determined to be an arson, authorities said.
Police contacted a victim who said that the smaller portable toilet was completely destroyed and valued at $550.
The victim told police the larger portable toilet was valued at $1,800, according to the report.
The investigation is ongoing. Police had not made arrests connected to the incident as of Friday morning.
Contact ELIZABETH TOWNSEND at 626-0217 or on Twitter @TSN_etownsend.
This story was originally published June 5, 2015 at 10:55 AM with the headline "Police respond to arson complaint after portable toilets destroyed at school."