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Three boys, ages 11, 12 and 14, all of El Dorado, were arrested Saturday for arson after they allegedly set a fire while playing in a vacant house at 617 N. Newton.

El Dorado firefighters and police responded to the scene at 8:50 p.m. and found the house fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters said they brought the fire under control nine minutes later, and they reported that the fire caused an estimated $25,000 in damage. No injuries were reported.

According to a police report, the older brother of the 12-year-old boy reported the fire. He told police that his younger b...