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ARREST IN QUEENS FIRE THAT DESTROYED 38 GOLF CARTS

A teenager from Queens is accused of setting a fire that destroyed 38 golf carts and caused more than $400,000 in damages.

Prosecutors say 17-year-old Christopher Casella is expected to be arraigned Monday on arson charges. He faces up to 15 years in prison, if convicted.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown says that Casella and two other people set the fire in a fenced-in area at Kissena Park Golf Course in Flushing, N.Y., shortly before midnight on June 24, 2009.

Prosecutors say Casella doesn’t have an attorney yet. There was no answer at a home phone listed for him in Fresh Meadows.