OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A middle school student in Ocala faces an arson charge after officers say he intentionally set a fire on campus .

Ocala Police Department officers say a 13-year-old Fort King Middle School student was arrested in connection with a fire at the school on Wednesday.

Around 11:40 a.m., the school was evacuated after the fire alarm went off. The school resource officer found a soap dispenser on fire in the boys’ bathroom on the second floor of Building 4.

The officer extinguished the flames, preventing the fire from spreading.

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After speaking with staff and reviewing security footage, the officer identified the 13-year-old as the person who set the fire. The student confessed during questi

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