COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man was charged with aggravated arson in connection with a north Columbus apartment fire that occurred over the weekend.

Crews responded to the 800 block of Dublin Granville Road around 8:50 p.m. on Saturday on a report of a fire in one unit of the three-story apartment building. Court documents say multiple residents were rescued or removed due to heavy smoke conditions.

According to Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter, two people were transported to Mount Carmel St. Ann's and their conditions were described as stable.

Franklin County Municipal Court documents say 52-year-old Gregory Wonderly admitted to starting the fire by igniting toilet paper using a stove top burner and holding the flame to the cord of a wall-mounted television. Wonderly

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