A student was arrested Jan. 27 for setting a fire at Talmadge Middle School.
According to the Independence Police Department, at approximately 12:26 p.m., officers responded to a report of a fire at the school after a student ignited a trash can inside a lower-building restroom.
A staff member quickly discovered the fire and extinguished it, while the fire alarm activated. School officials evacuated the building at approximately 12:30 p.m. when the fire alarm was activated…