GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A 46-year-old woman is accused of deliberately setting her home on fire while three of her children were inside, Grand Rapids police said. Two children – ages 7 and 10 – have been treated and released from care while a 12-year-old remains hospitalized in critical condition.

A Grand Rapids mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside, sending one of her daughters to the hospital, where she later died.

A Grand Rapids mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside.

With her children locked inside bedrooms, a mother allegedly removed all smoke detectors from her home and doused the two-story structure with lighter fluid. She then allegedly set fire to the residence in an attempt to kill all three of her kids while the trapped children screamed for help,