Canadian teen girl charged with arson after allegedly torching American baseball team’s charter bus

A Canadian teenager is facing arson charges after police say she set fire to a charter bus carrying the Kane County Cougars during a road trip in Winnipeg.(SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Authorities determinedthat the fire was intentionally set.Two teenagers were initially taken into custody.A 15-year-old girl has since been charged with arson causing damage to property and possession of incendiary material.

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The teen was later released into the custody of a responsible adult, police said.

“The entire bus and contents were destroyed,” the Winnipeg Police Service said in a release.

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A New York Yankees photo shows a bag of baseballs on a field.(New York Yankees/Getty Images)

“We are very disappointed that this could happen to our family-owned company, and the loss of this vehicle will impact our business and operations,” Windstar operations manager Jackson Greteman told aCBC Lite.

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“We are happy that no one was hurt in this reckless act of vandalism and are co-operating with local authorities,” he added.

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Police in Winnipeg arrested a Canadian teen after a charter bus belonging to an American professional baseball team was destroyed in a fire.(Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Greteman saiddamage to the 56-seat busand destroyed equipment is estimated at roughly $425,000.

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Authorities have not publicly discussed a possible motive as the investigation continues.

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