Harvard juvenile charged after fire outside high school

A Harvard juvenile was charged after a fire was sparked in a garbage can outside Harvard High School Friday afternoon.

Police responded after 1 p.m. Friday to the high school for a report of a garbage can on fire in front of the school, according to a news release.

After an investigation, police said a juvenile put an unknown type of firework in the garbage can during their lunch hour. Police said the firework caused the fire to start which “substantially” damaged the garbage can.

A 15-year-old from Harvard was charged later in the day with reckless conduct, disorderly conduct and unlawful possession of fireworks in connection to the fire.