Fire district officials reported the station sustained about $5,600 in damages after two juvenile boys doused the building's floors and walls with cans of pipe thread sealant, more commonly referred to as "pipe dope" in the construction industry. The names of the two youths were not released. The boys were picked up by the Warrenton Police May 18 and are facing trespassing charges in juvenile court. "The two boys were apparently throwing the cans of pipe dope in and out of the windows of the building," related Warrenton Fire Chief Mike Owenby. "The lids were on the cans initially, but the action of throwing them around loosened the lids. "So we have the substance on floors, walls, window frames and doors," Owenby added. "The floors, especially, were stained with pipe dope residue and will have to be powerwashed to remove it." Owenby said the boys also broke a glass bottle inside the building, poked holes in some of the building's insulation and dropped a can of adhesive on the floor of the bays which will house fire trucks. "There was no damage to the building itself, which we're thankful for," said Owenby. "Most of the damage the boys caused will involve primarily cleanup work." The boys apparently were at the fire station to ride their skateboards on the smooth concrete surface of the fire truck bays, Owenby said. But then, Owenby added, the youths laid several steel doors for the building down on the floor and were riding their skateboards over the costly doors, using them as ramps for jumps. "Luckily, there was no damage to the doors," said Owenby. "Those doors tend to be very expensive. We checked them to make sure they weren't bent or bowed in any way." Owenby said his primary concern was that the fire station was a "very dangerous place" for anyone to be playing. "First and foremost, it's a construction workplace," Owenby said. "The building is being worked on constantly, so there are many materials on the site which could seriously injure someone." Owenby said the new fire station has bricks and concrete blocks on scaffolds, stored sections of pipe and a lot of open areas which might seem inviting to youths. "It's enticing to kids," said Owenby, "but it's not a safe place for them to be playing, under any circumstances." As to the construction progress on the new fire station, Owenby said the building is now under roof and is starting to take shape. "Things are progressing pretty well," he said. "At the pace the contractor is on, I would anticipate we would be able to occupy the new building sometime in August." The $1.6 million building will replace the district's antiquated Station No. 2, located on Highway 47 and Lakeview Avenue.