Teen girl dies after NC apartment fire; police say fire was intentionally set

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A teen who was fighting for her life following an intentionally set apartment fire on March 22 has died, City of Raleigh officials said today.

The fire, in a unit at the Regatta at Lake Lynn apartment complex on River Oak Turn, was reported just before 2 p.m. Thursday.

According to a police report, smoke and fire was coming out on the unit on the first floor when firefighters arrived.

The firefighters crawled through a bedroom window and searched the bedroom and living room before finding the 16-year-old in a rear bathroom, according to the report.

Authorities said the girl was injured and transferred to UNC Burn Center, where she was listed in critical condition before she died. Wake County Public Schools officials confirmed Monday that the teen was a student at Leesville Road High School.

City officials did not release the girl’s name and said that they would not be releasing any further information about the fire.