Woman faces felony arson charge after fire at Kennesaw apartment

A woman faces a felony after being accused of starting a fire at a Kennesaw apartment Friday.

Lydia N. Ferguson, 33, of Kennesaw, was charged with a count of first-degree arson after a fire at the Avenues of Kennesaw just before noon, the Cobb County Department of Public Safety said in a news release.

A woman was arrested Friday on a felony arson charge.

First responders arrived at the building off Towne Crossing to find a fire on the exterior second-floor balcony of an apartment, the release said. Investigators determined it had been set intentionally. No one was injured.

The release did not say how investigators tied Ferguson to the crime. However, a man who claimed to have called 911 told AJC.com that Ferguson banged on his door shortly after the fire was set and admitted to starting the blaze.

The caller, Brandon Flores, said Ferguson told him she had lit her boyfriend’s clothes on fire on the balcony, which he attempted to put out until fire crews arrived. Flores added that everyone on that side of the building has been temporarily displaced due to the incident, with the apartment complex assisting them with alternate housing in the meantime.