Girl, 14, arrested after firework set off on packed Toronto bus
CBC
Toronto police say they have arrested a 14-year-old girl who allegedly set off a firework on a packed TTC bus in Scarborough during Tuesday rush hour.
The girl, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with mischief endangering life. She is due to appear in a Toronto courtroom on Friday, July 14.
The Toronto Transit Commission says the incident on Tuesday is one of seven in nine days involving people being reckless with fireworks on its vehicles, though it's unclear if any of the cases are connected.
"Reminder: these are illegal acts and we have video. All will be investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law," the TTC said in a tweet Wednesday.
In a 22-second video of the incident posted to Twitter, a teen is seen smiling as she lights a large firework in the middle of the bus. She points the firework at the back of the bus as riders crouch down, cover their heads and start screaming.
"It's not popping, it's not popping," someone shouts before the fireworks goes off. "You're a f--king idiot," someone else says.
The website 6ixBuzz says it was sent the video and paid for it.
In a news release on Wednesday, police said the bus was travelling northbound in the area of Kingston Road and Guildwood Parkway at the time. The bus was at "full capacity," police added.
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, which represents TTC workers, said the incident happened on the 116 Morningside bus route.
Police are also investigating two other similar incidents — both in Scarborough — involving firecrackers set off on TTC property. In one case, a firecracker was thrown into a bus shelter on May 24. Then, on May 25, a firework was set off on a bus, she said.
No injuries have been reported, they say.
Stuart Green, spokesperson for the TTC, said the incidents are of great concern.
'It's reckless, it's irresponsible and it's illegal. And it's why we take these things so seriously," Green said.
"These are not things to be toyed with. We, of course, don't understand why someone would want to do this. It could have ended very differently. We're fortunate that it didn't."
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