Woman charged with reckless arson after apartment fire in Sheldon, Texas

People reports a Texas woman was charged with reckless arson after she allegedly burned her boyfriend's clothes in a barbecue pit on an apartment balcony in Sheldon, Texas, officials said on Monday, Jan. 5.

The Harris County Fire Marshal said the blaze followed a reported "domestic disturbance" and that the woman attempted to put out the fire, but it "later rekindled and spread to the building." Sheldon Community Fire & Rescue said the flames left 13 units "heavily and irreparably damaged," and the 13 apartments were affected by fire, smoke or water; Fox 26 reported the second floor collapsed onto the first.

Randall was transported to the hospital for undisclosed reasons, and one firefighter was later taken to the hospital but is in stable condition, the outlet reported. A witness, Mario Thompson, told ABC 13 the roof had "caved in," and "stuff [was] falling off the back."

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