Homeless woman who wanted to see ‘how fast mattress would burn’ charged in Pa. apartment fire
By APThursday, April 22, 2010
Homeless woman charged in Pa. ‘curiosity’ blaze
ALTOONA, Pa. — Police said in court papers that a homeless woman who wanted to see “how fast a mattress could burn” set a fire that destroyed a central Pennsylvania apartment building. Nobody was hurt in Tuesday night’s fire in Altoona, but at least five people were left homeless in the fire allegedly started by 35-year-old woman.
The woman was staying with people she knew when police said she used a lighter to set the fire in the attic of one of two apartments in the building. Police said she acknowledged setting the fire out of curiosity.
The woman remained in the Blair County Jail Thursday and faces a preliminary hearing April 28 on arson and related charges. Court records don’t list an attorney for her.
Information from: Altoona Mirror, www.altoonamirror.com
