have accused a 14-year-old boy of trying to kill his parents by setting a fire inside their bedroom while they slept Friday night.

Investigators think the boy poured an accelerant on the carpet near their bedroom door and then lit the area with a match, said Lt. Mike Rouches, a Hillsboro police spokesman. Police have not released the boy's name.

The boy is accused of attempted murder and first-degree arson, Rouches said. He is in the

in Portland.

The fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday at the home in the

. The boy's parents, who have not been identified, went to bed about an hour earlier. They awoke to their smoke alarm sounding and then saw the flames, Rouches said.

The father grabbed blankets to smother the flames, Rouches said, but it didn't work. The fire was blocking the doorway, Rouches said, so the father helped his wife out of the bedroom window of their single-story, ranch-style home. The man also jumped through the window and grabbed a fire extinguisher from the garage, continuing to try to fight the fire.

Meanwhile, his wife called 9-1-1.

soon arrived and put out the small blaze.

The boy's father suffered burns to his arms and chest while trying to put out the fire, Rouches said. His mother suffered bumps and bruises from escaping through the window. Rouches said they both suffered from smoke inhalation and an ambulance took them to

They have since been released, Rouches said.

The fire did not spread beyond the bedroom. It caused an estimated $10,000 in damage, according to Hillsboro Fire & Rescue.

Police and fire investigators found a pack of matches outside the bedroom, Rouches said. Investigators immediately thought the fire was suspicious, Rouches said, and noticed the 14-year-old was gone.

Patrol officers searched for the boy, who was quickly identified as a suspect, Rouches said. Police found the boy inside an Albertsons parking lot, off

. Officers detained him, and he reportedly was later questioned and arrested at the police station early Saturday.

The

reported it was assisting the family and five dogs who were displaced by the fire. Rouches said the boy's two older brothers were not home at the time of the incident.



Elliot Njus contributed to this report.

-- Rebecca Woolington