(Update 11:21 a.m.) – An investigation into a potential arson fire at an apartment complex is underway in St. Joseph.

Sgt. Roy Hoskins with the St. Joseph Police Department said a maintenance man let authorities know there was black smoke coming from a unit in the Brookside Apartments located at 1602 Brookside shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Hoskins said everyone was evacuated from the building and that a woman said the man who started the fire was causing a disturbance in the parking lot.

Hoskins said the man took off from officers and a foot chase ensued but he was shortly taken into custody.

Hoskins said a 31-year-old St. Joseph man is in custody as a person of interest and that the case is currently being investigated as a potential arson.

The St. Joseph Fire Department and the St. Joseph Police Department were on scene investigating the fire Tuesday morning.