A D.C. man is facing federal charges after investigators say he set off an explosive device inside a Northeast D.C. apartment.
A woman who was injured in the blast was taken to a nearby hospital, where investigators say they found shrapnel in her arm. In addition to the 12 adults and 3 children who escaped the blaze and are now displaced, firefighters also rescued a cat.
On Valentine’s Day just after 4:30 p.m., firefighters responded to an explosion at 1424 Eastern Avenue NE and found a building consumed by fire…