A 23-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a Tuesday morning fire at a Rawlings Street house.
Witnesses told Chattanooga Fire Department investigators that Rodreka Gaines intentionally set the house on fire, according to a fire department release. She was renting the residence, located at 2014 Rawlings St.
Gaines was charged with arson Tuesday afternoon and booked into the Hamilton County Jail, officials said.
Smoke and flames were visible from the front of the house when firefighters responded to a 11:49 a.m. alarm. They soon controlled the fire but the damage was extensive, according to fire department spokesman Bruce Garner.