RCMP say 13-year-old charged with arson in blaze that destroyed Nunavut school
KUGAARUK, Nunavut — A youth has been charged in a fire that destroyed the only school in a remote Nunavut hamlet.
RCMP say a 13-year-old is accused of arson in the blaze at the Kugaaruk school on Tuesday night.
No one was hurt, but officials are trying to find classroom space for hundreds of children.
Officials have said the firefighting effort was hampered by extremely cold temperatures which reached -60 C.