CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Fire Department put out a fire early Friday morning that sent three people to the hospital, and is being investigated as an arson.
The three occupants, who were not named, had minor injuries.
A Friday afternoon release from the department said crews responded to a house fire around 2 a.m. in the 100 block of Gregg Street. That's off of Bainbridge Boulevard.
The fire was considered under control by 2:19 a.m.
By the afternoon, the department had issued a warrant for, and arrested, a 29-year-old Chesapeake woman in the case.
The department said Tamika Lawson was charged with felony arson of an occupied dwelling - and could face other charges, as the investigation continues.
Lawson is being held in the Chesapeake City Jail without bond.