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TPD: Man sets apartment on fire while woman and baby still inside

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TULSA – A woman and her baby were able to escape a burning apartment that was allegedly set on fire.

Tulsa police report that Jeremy Bennett, 28, used a red lighter to set a mattress on fire Wednesday at an apartment building. The woman told Tulsa police that Bennett set the bed on fire while she and her 7-month-old baby were inside the apartment.

The report indicates that Bennett was arrested on complaint of first degree arson and endangering a human life.