BRADENTON, Fla. (WSVN) —A teenagers and two preteens are responsible for starting a fire that engulfed a luxury yacht docked at a marina in Bradenton on Monday, police say.

Heavy plumes of black smoke billowed from the yacht as firefighters raced to extinguish the blaze.

“I saw a bunch of fire trucks here in the parking lot. It just looked like a big commotion,” said resident Jessica Clark.

According to detectives, someone called 911 notifying them that a boat at the marina was on fire and moments before he saw several teen fire something off a bridge.

Police found surveillance video showing the three juveniles with flare guns before and after the fire started.

“I’m wondering where their parents were, how they got flare guns in the first place, why they were down here unattended with

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