ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman has been charged with multiple counts of arson for setting a fire that damaged multiple vehicles and nearby buildings early Wednesday morning.
In a news release put out by the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters with the Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire along River Park Circle Road around 1:30 a.m. The flames had started in a single vehicle and then spread to a residential area nearby and multiple other vehicles.
Kanawha County Deputies have charged Donna Loue Hall, 54, with three counts of first-degree arson and four counts of third-degree arson after she caused allegedly caused more than $319,000 in property damage.
Investigators found Hall sitting on the front porch of one of the residences that caught fire, according to the sheriff’s office. She was found with “fire-producing materials” in her possession. Hall also had fire ash markings on her hands.
She is being held at the South Central Regional Jail with her bond set at $10,000.
This investigation is active. Anyone with more information or surveillance video around the area is asked to contact the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.