Unit Owner's Friend Arrested in 'Suspicious' Apartment Fire

Police arrested a 49-year-old Florida woman in connection with a fire on Thursday in a storage unit of a Port Washington apartment building.

The woman, who is from Leesburg, FL, was staying with a friend — who happens to be the owner of the storage unit that caught fire, according to a press release from the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department.

in a two-story, 10-unit apartment building at 1077 Mineral Springs Dr., said Port Fire Chief Mark Mitchell. Mineral Springs Drive is located off West Sunset Road or County Highway CC, near the BP gas station on South Spring Street.

The fire was contained to a storage unit in the basement of the building, and the sprinklers set off with the alarm were enough to put the fire out.

The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department as well as the Port Washington Police Department investigated the matter. It is recommended that the District Attorney's office charge the woman for negligent handling of burning materials; the woman's name will not be released until after formal charges have been made.