A trio of teenagers were arrested after they were caught on video giggling as they tossed a lit firework into a California apartment.
A fire started at a home in Citrus Heights on June 30, according to the local police department.
Officials found a mattress ablaze in a bedroom when they arrived.
The flames were kept under control by fire crews but not before smoke damage destroyed everything inside the room, according to a fundraiser.
The room was a nursery for the unborn son of Anthony Cadena and Lellises Morgans, who lived at the property.
Two young girls could be seen lurking outside the home in video footage, appearing to point at the camera that captured the incident.
After finding an open window, the girls looked inside and looked around before lighting a firecracker and tossing it inside.
A dog could also be heard barking as they tossed the small explosive through the window.
Camera footage captured teenage girls giggling as they tossed a lit firecracker into a home in Citrus Heights, California, on June 30
The teenagers tossed the firework into a room built as a nursery for a baby boy named Noah, who was expected in two weeks
They took off before the footage cut to the noise of the fire alarm blaring.
According to ABC10, officials said the incident began after a prior disagreement involving a girl who lives in the home.
No one was hurt.
Anthony told the outlet that he was home at the time playing a video game when his wife called, telling him the house was on fire.
He found the nursery in flames and, with the help of a bystander, was able to contain the fire with a garden hose before first responders arrived.
‘Seeing someone actually do that to someone’s house… they saw it was a baby room… just to see that these girls just don’t care about anything… it’s unbelievable, honestly, that they would do something like that,’ Morgans said.
Anthony Cadena said his wife Lellises Morgans called him while he was at home playing video games telling him that the house was on fire
No one was injured in the fire but smoke destroyed everything they had set up for their baby
A GoFundMe was launched to help support the family, which has raised nearly $24,000
According to a GoFundMe set up to help cover the cost of rebuilding the nursery for little Noah, the expecting parents need to completely start over.
‘As they prepare for the arrival of their baby, they are now faced with the unexpected expense of replacing the nursery, baby essentials, and repairing the damage to the room caused by the fire,’ reads the fundraiser.
Nearly $24,000 has been raised, exceeding its goal of $20,000.
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