One person has been arrested for allegedly starting a house fire last month in which two Fort Worth firefighters were injured, according to a Fort Worth Fire Department news release Thursday.
Fort Worth police arrested Shawndreika Thomas on Wednesday on charges of arson of habitation, a first-degree felony, and bodily injury of two firefighters, the release said.
As of Thursday, Thomas was being held on a $250,000 bond at the Tarrant County jail, according to online jail records.
It was not immediately clear if she has an attorney.
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The Fort Worth fire arson unit began investigating after the fire was reported Sept. 3 at a house on Williams Street, officials said. While battling the blaze, firefighters Caleb Halvorson and Lt. Troy Gallagher suffered injuries, the release said.
Halvorson underwent multiple surgeries and physical therapy for “extensive injuries and burns” before being released from the hospital on Oct. 6, according to a FWFD Facebook post.
Investigators did not immediately publicly disclose a motive for the incident.