HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A man is in police custody after allegedly setting a fire inside a home that he had barricaded himself inside of.
It happened during the early morning hours on Wednesday along the 5200 block of Wiley Street in Hollywood.
According to Hollywood police, officers responded to the home around 1:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a disturbance involving a man.
When they arrived, officers said the man barricaded himself inside, and then around 4 a.m. the man intentionally set a fire inside the home.
Crews with Hollywood Fire Rescue quickly responded and were able to extinguish the fire, which they said caused significant damage to the home which had previously been condemned.
Police said they were then able to remove the man from the engulfed home before taking him custody without further incident.
According to HFR, the suspect, who has not been identified, suffers from severe mental illness and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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