Hundreds evacuated after teenage girl sets fire to hotel sofa following fight with mother: Police
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested after setting a couch on fire at a hotel and causing guests to be evacuated early in the morning following a fight with her mother. A 16-year-old girl has been arrested after setting a couch on fire at a hotel and causing guests to be evacuated early in the morning following a fight with her mother, police say. Ocala Fire Rescue in Ocala, Florida – located some 80 miles northwest of Orlando -- received a call at approximately 3:24 a.m. to reports of a structure fire at the Hilton Ocala hotel located on 3600 SW 36th Ave. MORE: Woman finds man hiding under coat in backseat of her car while driving home “Units arrived at the nine-story hotel to find audible and visual alarms, an active sprinkler system, and Ocala Police Department members assisting guests in evacuating the premises,” Ocala Fire Rescue said in a statement on social media. Fire fight ers encountered “moderate smoke” as they entered the lobby of the hotel and began to make their way dow