YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a woman who was placed in the back of a police car in Yakima took off her sweater and set it on fire.
Officers noticed smoke Wednesday and pulled her out. She was flown to a Seattle hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
Lt. Mike Merryman told the Yakima Herald-Republic the woman had been patted down but was allowed to keep a cigarette lighter. She had not been arrested, just detained while officers tried to sort out a domestic violence situation.
The fire burned a whole in the seat and damaged a door panel.
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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakimaherald.com