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Police have referred two youths to Youth Aid Services following a large hedge fire at an Oamaru secondary school on Tuesday 9 June.

Emergency services were initially called to a fire involving a line of trees between Virgil Street and Waitaki Avenue at around 9am.

Police determined the fire was suspicious.

Waitaki District Detective Sergeant Rory McGeown says enquiries subsequently identified those responsible.

“Our investigation has established the involvement of two youths, who will now be dealt with through the Youth Aid process,” he says.