Overview
- Police arrested a 17-year-old from Haverhill in the arson case and said the investigation remains active.
- Eighteen-year-old Isabella Sargent was arraigned on charges of arson and conspiracy, ordered to undergo a mental-health evaluation, and released with a GPS bracelet ahead of a May 26 hearing.
- Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at the abandoned mill early Tuesday with help from nearby departments, and no injuries were reported.
- City officials say intense heat from the fire compromised the building’s steel supports, so the mill will be torn down and Stevens Street will stay closed until the site is declared safe.
- The 1884 complex also burned in 2015, when four teens were charged with arson, and the city has since spent tens of thousands trying to secure the long-vacant property.