FLINT, MI -- A woman charged in connection with an apartment fire that injured five -- including three firefighters -- has an "extremely deficient" IQ and should be further examined to determine whether she is competent to stand trial, her attorney says.

Charise Chantel Holt, 28, was charged in November 2016 with four counts of first-degree arson related to the fire at Village Shore Apartments on Lippincott Boulevard on Flint's south side.

She faces the potential of life in prison.

On Wednesday, March 15, Holt appeared before Genesee District Judge Jennifer Manley to review the findings of a psychiatric evaluation conducted to determine if Flint woman is competent to stand trial.

The purpose of the exam was to evaluate whether Holt was competent at the time of the fire, as well as if she has the mental capacity to understand the charges against her and if she has the ability to assist in her own defense.

Her attorney, Barry Wolf, said in court that while the exam from the Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry listed Holt as competent to stand trial, her IQ of 45 is considered "extremely deficient."

"The manner in which this information was just glassed over [in the forensic exam] causes me concern," Wolf said.

Manley granted Wolf's motion to allow his client extra time for an independent examination.

Wolf also requested that Holt be released on bond, stating the woman has support from her family, community mental health support and "is not a flight risk."

Manley, however, denied Wolf's request and Holt was returned to the Genesee County Jail.

Around 2 p.m. on Nov. 22, firefighters from multiple agencies responded to battle the blaze -- which took around 45 minutes to contain -- at the south side Flint apartments.

At least two civilians and three firefighters were injured, while between 20 and 25 were displaced due to the fire.

Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton previously told MLive-The Flint Journal that two of the injured firefighters managed to escape through the balcony of an apartment, while the third escaped through a window in the back of one of three buildings at the complex.

A woman and her grandchild inside the third-floor apartment where the fire began were not injured, Barton said.

Two other people who jumped from an apartment balcony and were taken to the hospital for what officials said were non-threatening injuries.

All three firefighters were returned to duty after a brief visit to Hurley Medical Center.

"This was a dangerous situation and we are very fortunate that nobody died," said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton in a Dec. 2 press release. "It put many firefighters as risk of serious injury and death, displaced multiple families from their residences, and easily could have resulted in the tragic loss of multiple lives."

Evidence from the investigation revealed Holt had recently been evicted from the apartment complex and was in the process of moving out.

The remnants of the destroyed building still stand on the northern shore of Thread Lake.

A hearing to review the independent competency examination findings is scheduled for Wednesday, May 10 at 9 a.m. in Judge Manley's court.