LYNNWOOD, Wash. - Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman and booked her into jail on a charge of investigation of arson in connection with a two-alarm fire that caused $400,000 damage to a Lynnwood motel.

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The fire at the Lynnwood Motor Inn was confined to one room.

Police say the woman, who had been living at the Best Lynnwood Motor Inn for a week, said she intentionally started the fire and walked out of the unit, adding that she started the fire because she believed she would be able to collect financial assistance from the American Red Cross.

The fire was reported by the motel's fire alarm system at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Lynnwood Fire crews arrived to find smoke coming from the building.

Three residents of the motel were taken to a hospital, where they were treated for smoke inhalation and released. More than 50 residents were displaced by the blaze that caused fire and smoke damage to the two-floor structure and its contents.