It’s been days since flames tore through a row of storage units in Washington County, but for one family, the fire’s damage is still setting in.

Kelli Knight was storing furniture, clothing, and her family’s belongings at Halfway Self Storage on Virginia Avenue while she looked for a new place to live.

She wasn’t home that morning when an arsonist torched multiple units — including hers — in what investigators later said was a deliberate attack.

By the time firefighters arrived around 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, the 8-by-40-foot container was fully engulfed, and smoke could be seen pouring across the complex.

The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office later said Leviathan Godwin, 23, had been arguing with a woman in one of the units before lighting the blaze. Godwin was arrested shortly aft

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