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A schoolboy suffering potentially deadly burns after a botched arson in Melbourne is believed to have been tasked with lighting the fire on social media. The thirteen-year-old was left for dead by others during the attack in Taylor’s Hill on Monday morning. The ABC understands the group was tasked with targeting the address by middlemen who communicated using aliases on WhatsApp. Police have charged several youths over the blaze which they believe is likely tied to organised crime. The city experienced its fourth consecutive night of driveway firebombings last night with 13 vehicles torched this week.

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00:01These fires can have devastating effects to the people being targeted, the people who
00:08are just innocent parties who are affected by the crime and also by the people who are
00:13lighting the fires themselves.
00:14We've seen recently a young person who unfortunately has committed one of these crimes, he's lit
00:22a fire and has now got burns to 90% of his body, he's in hospital.
00:28And this will have life changing consequences for that young person.

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