PHOENIX — One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and another was arrested following an apartment fire in west Phoenix Friday night.
Phoenix fire crews responded to the scene of a fire in the area of 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road around 8:15 p.m., the department said.
Crews found smoke coming from the entryway of a unit on the first floor, Phoenix fire said.
The Phoenix Police Department also responded to the fire and say a man started the fire in his unit. The fire then spread to neighboring units at the complex.
As officers were trying to get the man out of the structure, he refused and became aggressive with the officers and was arrested, police said.
The victim was transported to the hospital for his injuries.
No first responders were injured during the fire. Investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the fire.
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