Crest Hill woman tried to set Wilmington apartment building on fire, police say

WILMINGTON, Ill. - A southwest suburban woman was charged with allegedly attempting to set an apartment building on fire over the weekend.

Wilmington police were called to a disturbance at 132 South First Street and found a male subject trying to put out an active fire in the building’s crawl space, police said.

All residents of the building were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.

Wilmington Fire Protection District firefighters quickly put out the fire. The building did not sustain any major damage.

Investigators then identified a suspect and arrested Kimberly J. Glista, of Crest Hill and took her to the Will County Jail on charges of aggravated attempted arson and attempted residential arson.