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JACKSONVILLE BEACH — A woman was arrested today and charged with attempted homicide in connection with a fire that destroyed her boyfriend’s house at 815 16th Ave. S.

Melissa Armer, 23, is also charged with two counts of arson and making a firebomb. She is accused of setting the house on fire following a dispute with her boyfriend, Shawn Duerfeldt, about 2:30 p.m., said Jacksonville Beach police spokesman Sgt. Thomas Bingham.

Armer and Duerfeldt were taken to Baptist Medical Center-Beaches for observation and treatment. Two other people in the home escaped without injury.