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Paris arson suspect hospitalized 13 times for mental problems

In this image taken from video released by the Paris Fire Dept., fire fills the top floors of an apartment building, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Paris, France. A fire in a Paris apartment building has killed a number of people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out windows to escape. (Paris Fire Dept. via AP)
In this image taken from video released by the Paris Fire Dept., a fire rages through the top floors of an apartment building, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Paris, France. A fire in a Paris apartment building has killed a number of people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out windows to escape. (Paris Fire Dept. via AP)
A Firefighter satnd on the scene of a fire in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. A fire in a Paris apartment building early Tuesday killed seven people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their windows to escape, authorities said. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Firefighters stand on the scene of a fire in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. A fire in a Paris apartment building early Tuesday killed seven people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their windows to escape, authorities said. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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February 6, 2019 - 11:29 am
 

PARIS — The Paris prosecutor says a suspect detained in the fire that devastated a Paris apartment building and killed 10 people has been hospitalized at least 13 times in the past decade for mental problems.

Prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters Wednesday that the female suspect, who was quickly detained in a drunken state, has a clean police record but had been involved in three judicial procedures, which were all thrown out. He says she was released from her last hospitalization less than a week ago.

Two residents of the building in the posh 16th arrondissement rang fire alerts before 1 a.m. Tuesday. Residents fled to the roof and across balconies to escape the flames that quickly engulfed the nine-story building.

The suspect remained under evaluation Wednesday in a police infirmary.

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