Auburn, N.Y. — An Auburn woman who started a fire in a building she was previously a tenant in has been charged with arson, police said Tuesday.
Kira M. Monroe, 23, started the fire in the basement of 138 Cottage St. around 6:15 p.m. on Oct. 15, Auburn police said in a news release.
The apartment building was occupied with children and adults at the time of the fire, police said.
Monroe was charged with second-degree arson.
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