‘God saved her’: Florida woman badly burned when home was set on fire while she was napping

MERRITT ISLAND Florida WESH A woman is recovering after nearly percent of her body was burned in an alleged arson attack a week and a half ago God saved her because the fire only hit the end of the bed Angela Klusek advised WESH while showing the remnants of what s left inside the charred home WESH first revealed on the fire a week ago Deputies explained the victim s boyfriend set the home on fire William Clements Jr was arrested and charged with attempted murder arson and animal cruelty as the victim s dog was inside the home at the time Clements was seen leaving the area around the time of the fire An arrest affidavit disclosed he communicated deputies Are you looking for me when he was spotted WESH is not naming the victim due to safety concerns but Klusek a friend of the family commented this was a situation of domestic violence The night before he brought her flowers and chocolate Klusek declared I know there were multiple multiple cans of gasoline detected in the house Poured it everywhere The affidavit commented a five-gallon gas can was identified in one of the bedrooms The victim was taking a nap and had her door locked when Clements came into the home He pounded on the door this is what she was telling me He pounded on the door woke her up She smelled gas and whoosh Klusek mentioned He couldn t get to her luckily or he would have we re sure he would ve poured gasoline on her The victim called as soon as she smelled the gasoline She escaped through a window with help from a neighbor who rushed next door He the suspect did not succeed in what he longed to do and that shows the strength of this family Klusek announced Now it s let s rebuild Let s keep him away for the rest of his life Klusek and other members of the group have been going through the rubble trying to salvage whatever they can The stuff can be replaced but you can t get a picture of your daughter twirling batons you know you can t get that back Klusek declared