FIREFIGHTERS were called out when children put lit matches through gas vents.
The fire crew arrived at the Armitage estate, off Blackwall Lane, Woolwich, at 11.54am on April 22.
Children had put lit matches through the vents of gas boilers and set fire to six bike sheds on the estate.
A spokesman for East Greenwich fire station said: "The police are involved and talking to the children's mothers, but luckily the kids didn't set fire to the boilers.
"This could have been very dangerous for the children. Parents should be aware of boxes of matches going missing."
April 29, 2003 10:00
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