PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman is now facing charges after she admitted to police for intentionally setting fire to a home on Friday.
Police were called to a home on Grape Street on Friday night and once they arrived, they found that the front porch had been set on fire.
The flames ultimately spread from the porch to an adjacent home.
Eleven firefighters arrived to battle the flames, two firefighters were injured during the incident when the porch roof ended up collapsing.
One firefighter sustained an injury to their ankle while the other suffered a back injury.
The tenant of the home, identified as Lunae Mockabee-Mitchell told police that she lit her ex-boyfriend’s belongings on fire after they had an argument.
She was taken into custody and is now facing charges of aggravated arson and criminal mischief.
Patrick Damp
Patrick is a Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV and studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Before working in news, he worked in professional hockey communications and public relations.
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