Minot woman charged after deliberately setting duplex fire

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 23:02 · Archive

A Minot woman faces five felony charges after allegedly setting fire to a duplex with four people inside, severely burning a man.

A Minot woman has been charged with four felony counts of endangering by fire and one felony count of aggravated assault after she allegedly set fire to a duplex on 9 October. Officers and firefighters responded to the kitchen fire in southeast Minot around 11 p.m. The fire severely damaged the kitchen wall and ceiling before crews extinguished it.

According to police, the woman admitted to spreading cooking oil on the floor and then igniting paper towels and kitchen curtains. A man who lived with her woke up, slipped in the burning oil and was caught in the flames, sustaining fourth-degree burns across his body. He was taken to hospital and has undergone surgery. Three other people, including two children, were asleep in an upstairs unit at the time of the fire.

The two outlets differ on the woman's age: KXNET reports she is 66 years old, while KFYR states she is 56 years old.

How it is being reported

• Minot woman charged after setting duplex on fire and injuring manA Minot woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say she intentionally set a fire inside a duplex, severely burning a man inside.Kfyrtv · 20 Oct, 22:49
• Minot woman charged with setting fire to home with four people insideA Minot woman is facing five felony charges after she reportedly set fire to a home with four people inside, severely injuring one.KXNET · 20 Oct, 22:38

In this story: Tonya Legard · Minot · Minot Police Department

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