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Teens Arrested After Chapel Fire in Port Talbot Town Centre

Two local teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire at Bethany Chapel in Port Talbot last Thursday.

Teens Arrested After Chapel Fire in Port Talbot Town Centre
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Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire at Bethany English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in Port Talbot town centre. 🚨

South Wales Police confirmed that the blaze, which occurred last Thursday evening (April 24) at the chapel on Station Road, led to the arrest of a 14-year-old boy from Sandfields and a 15-year-old boy from Bryn, both in Neath Port Talbot.

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire remains ongoing, according to police.

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