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South Coast elementary school hit by arson fire

An arson fire occurred in an Oxnard elementary school Monday afternoon.
Oxnard School District
An arson fire occurred in an Oxnard elementary school Monday afternoon.

Investigators say a fire at a South Coast elementary school was arson.

A fire was reported in a men’s restroom at Oxnard’s Driffill Elementary School just before 3 p.m. Monday. Oxnard firefighters quickly controlled the fire before it could cause serious damage. No injuries were reported.

Oxnard Police, and arson investigators determined that someone intentionally set the fire by lighting a roll of toilet paper on fire.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.