BOSTON (WHDH) - A woman is facing criminal charges in connection with an arson fire at an Auto Zone in East Boston on Monday and police say they believe she’s behind other similar crimes, officials said.
Crews responding to the Liberty Plaza on Border Street, where there had already been two suspected arson fires reported at businesses on Saturday night, found a plume of smoke coming out of the of Auto Zone on Monday morning.
“We all ran to aisle one and there was a fire where the seat covers are located,” one employee said, adding she immediately focused on a woman who was trying to leave the store and followed her while calling for the police, who later placed the woman under arrest.
The woman’s name has not been released.
Boston fire crews extinguished the fire quickly.
During her arraignment Monday, the woman’s defense attorney said she suffers from significant mental health issues.
This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.
(Copyright (c) 2024 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)