Woman charged with arson after Prince George’s County apartment fire left 2 injured

LANDOVER HILLS, Md. - Authorities have arrested and charged a woman with arson after an early morning fire at a Prince George's County apartment complex left two people hospitalized with injuries.

The fire was reported just before 1 a.m. Tuesday at a four-story apartment building in the 4000 block of Warner Avenue in the Landover Hills area.

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Fire officials say some residents were evacuated from the building and others were rescued from the building's balconies. Two people were hospitalized with what official are calling serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Officials say 13 residents were displaced.

Officers arrested a woman and charged her with multiple counts of arson, malicious burning and reckless endangerment in connection with the fire. Damages have been estimated at approximately $100,000.

The investigation is continuing at this time.