Fire-fighters recruited teenage arsonists

Part time fire-fighters in a small northern French town are suspected of asking local teenagers to set fires as a way to get more pay.

Fire-fighters recruited teenage arsonists

Part time fire-fighters in a small northern French town are suspected of asking local teenagers to set fires as a way to get more pay.

The seven told investigators they worried their firehouse in Sallaumine would shut down because there was so little work, officials said.

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