Tenant Charged in Apartment Building Fire in Lynn, Massachusetts

A Massachusetts woman has been charged with attempted arson after a fire at the apartment building where she lives.

A fire broke out at 16 Newall St. in Lynn Thursday night, according to police. Fire officials said three people were taken to a hospital. Lynn Police confirm two of those patients were officers who were treated and released for smoke inhalation.

Police did not have any information about the other patient.

Raynotte Bradford, a tenant at Apartment 55, was arrested and charged with attempted arson.

The fire itself was small, but the smoke required the building to be evacuated. Just before midnight, residents had still not been allowed back in.

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