A 61-year-old woman has been charged with arson after a fire destroyed a unit in Ravenswood yesterday.
Connie Goss will face the Launceston Magistrates Court on September 3 after police alleged she deliberately lit the fire that tore through her Warring Street home.
Emergency services responded to the incident around 10:30am on Wednesday, with Tasmania Fire Service crews from Rocherlea, Ravenswood and Launceston attending the scene.
Fire investigators later determined the blaze was deliberately lit.
Goss had earlier told reporters on-scene that she had lost everything in the fire, saying she returned from shopping with her daughter to find the home engulfed in flames.
“I’ve just lost everything. Like I’ve had stuff in there for going back 40 years,” she said.
“I haven’t stopped crying yet and I was just worried about my neighbour because she’s had animals inside.”
“I’ve just lost probably 40 years of sentimental values that I’ve had at the moment. I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel. Not only do I feel numb, I feel lost.”
Fire investigators estimate the blaze caused around $250,000 in damage to the property.
Goss was granted bail ahead of her September court appearance.
