CINCINNATI — A woman was arrested after intentionally setting multiple fires in a high-rise apartment building in the West End, according to court documents.
Adriana Gouveia set two fires inside the sixth floor of the 15-story Stanley Rowe Tower Tuesday morning, investigators said.
Firefighters arrived on the scene shortly before 11 a.m. When crews arrived, they found a woman dangling from a sixth-floor window. Cincinnati fire was able to bring in a ladder to rescue the woman, who was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Fire officials said her injuries are considered minor.
The apartment building sustained around $225,000 worth of damage, CFD said.
BREAKING: one woman taken to the hospital with minor injuries (smoke inhalation). Fire officials confirm she was dangling from a 6th story window to get away from a smoke/fire. @CincyFireEMS with a rescue. I’m live at noon on @WCPO pic.twitter.com/qZn82Mqfk0
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CFD raised a second alarm to get more crews to the scene for additional help; the fire was challenging to fight because of the large size of the high-rise apartment building, officials said. Roughly 60 firefighters responded to the scene to help, CFD officials said.
One apartment was heavily damaged by the fire and there is smoke and water damage on the sixth floor, CFD said.
Gouveia is charged with arson and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning.
According to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, the CMHA-owned apartment building spans roughly 12 acres, and houses hundreds of residents, though their website does not say exactly how many people live in each building. CMHA's website acknowledges "the property is in need of substantial capital repairs" and vows to "modernize the property and improve conditions while maintaining long-term affordability."
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