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October 15, 2004

Albany -- An arsonist in Albany gets more than what she bargained for.

Investigators say after an argument with her boyfriend, 25-year-old Chamia Martin set fire to a room inside the man's house.

The only problem, she was still inside the room, and it didn't have door knob. Martin had be rescued by her boyfriend, who was able to put out the fire before it spread.

Martin was arrested for setting the fire and is being held in the Dougherty County jail.

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