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Woman Accused Of Setting Own Apartment On Fire

Gwinnett Fire investigators said a woman is accused of setting her apartment of fire after a domestic dispute with her live-in boyfriend.

Tina Varela-Bailey, 30, of Norcross, was arrested by police in the early morning hours Monday.

Police and firefighters responded to the report of a dispute and fire on the 1000 block of Ivey Park Lane in Norcross, around 5 a.m. The fire was contained to contents in a closet and was extinguished by the sprinkler system.

The fire caused minor damage to the closet and sent smoke throughout the unit. Water from the fire sprinkler flooded the apartment.

Fire investigators are not releasing any specifics about how the fire was set, but did say that evidence indicated that Varela-Bailey intentionally caused the fire for reasons related to the domestic dispute.

Varela-Bailey was charged by fire investigators with one-count of first-degree Arson.

Varela-Bailey was already booked at the Gwinnett County Detention Center by police on the domestic charges, when the warrant was served by fire investigators.

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