HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Hollywood police are investigating what they say was a domestic disturbance after a woman set fire to another woman.
It happened on Tuesday inside an apartment along the 3300 block of Emerald Point Drive.
A good Samaritan who lives in the area spoke to Local 10 News about rushing in to help.
That man’s name is David and he is a fire marshal.
“To see the pain on her face, while she was here screaming and crying the whole time, that’s not an easy thing to witness,” he said.
David told Local 10 News he heard screaming Monday night and looked out his window. That’s when he said he immediately sprang into action after seeing a fire and two women inside a burning apartment.
“I ran into the hallway here and that’s when I punched this and got the fire extinguisher,” he said. “I ran upstairs and was banging on the door. The smoke was so thick that you can’t run in there, it was just billowing out.”
David’s hand is still bandaged from the fire fight. He managed to put out the flames, but encountered his neighbors, one of them in immense pain.
“It was painful to see, painful to hear,” he said. “It wasn’t like a typical scream of like somebody scared, no, you can hear the pain. It’s a different level of trauma.”
Hollywood police said the incident was a domestic disturbance. ‘
Officers said when they arrived, the victim told them that her ex-girlfriend, who has been identified as Kymesha Tarpley, 48, threw gasoline on her.
She suffered serious third-degree burns and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for her injuries.
Officers arrested Tarpley, who remained behind bars on Wednesday after being denied bond by a judge.
She is facing several charges, including aggravated battery and arson causing great bodily harm.
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