Fires in Paulding County that destroyed five homes, damaged 14 others and injured one person early Sunday started as the result of arson, officials said.
A person of interest is in custody on charges unrelated to the fires on Rosemont Court in Hiram, said Glenn Allen, spokesman for the state insurance and safety fire commissioner's office.
The identity of that woman will be released when she is formally charged with arson, he said.
The initial fire started about 3:25 a.m. in the kitchen and dining room of one home in the Greystone Subdivision before spreading to others, according to Allen.
Multiple families were displaced as a result of the fires, Paulding County fire spokesman Lt. Steve Mapes said.
“Representatives from the Red Cross established a disaster operation at the neighborhood community center,” Mapes said.
The status of the injured person was unknown.
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