By Associated Press - Friday, March 7, 2014

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Police say a man doused a woman with a flammable liquid and set her on fire during an argument Thursday at an apartment in Yakima.

The Yakima Herald-Republic reports (https://bit.ly/1cHzBuU ) the 55-year-old woman is reported in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Officers arrested the 48-year-old man for investigation of assault and arson.



Flames spread through a bedroom and caused an estimated $50,000 damage to the apartment.

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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, https://www.yakimaherald.com

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