Police say that a Camden woman is responsible for Tuesday’s 2-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse.
Investigators say that Tami Shipp, 35, was squatting in the unused building on 6th Street and Carl Miller Boulevard when she got into an argument with her boyfriend who was using the building as a shelter.
Police say that Shipp set a mattress on fire by igniting paper underneath it with a lit cigarette. She then allegedly walked out of the building without alerting her boyfriend.
The mattress fire spread throughout the building. Firefighters were alerted around 10 p.m. and were able to control the blaze. No one was injured.
Shipp was arrested on Wednesday and charged with aggravated arson. She is currently being held at the Camden County Jail on $100,000 bail.
Authorities say that Tuesday’s fire is not connected to previous fires in Camden which are being investigated by police and the ATF.
On June 9, a 12-alarm fire broke out on Mount Ephraim Avenue and Chestnut Street, destroying an abandoned warehouse and 23 nearby buildings.
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On June 11, an 8-alarm fire broke out at an abandoned garment factory on Broadway and Winslow Street.
On June 19, a fire broke out at an abandoned warehouse on 17th and Federal Street. That fire was ruled an arson while the previous two are considered suspicious.
On Saturday, July 2, a fire broke out at a tire distributorship on the 900 block of Fairview Avenue in Camden. Its unconfirmed if this fire is related to the previous three.
Officials are currently offering a $5000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for the Camden fires.
If you have any information, please call 1-888-ATF-FIRE.
