Officials arrested the woman, identified as Roconda Singleton, 46, on multiple charges in connection with the fire. A 12-year-old child was in critical condition at a hospital following the fire but two other children, ages 10 and 7, were treated and released over the weekend, according to authorities.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A woman has been charged with arson and child abuse for a house fire she allegedly set that killed one of her three daughters. Roconda Singleton, 46, appeared for a virtual arraignment Tuesday, Jan. 28, and was charged with first-degree arson and three counts of second-degree child abuse.

The mother told Grand Rapids officials she removed all the smoke alarms before setting the house on fire while her three daughters were asleep.

The mother accused with intentionally setting her home on fire with her three daughters inside told investigators, "I did it."

A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom

The mother who admitted to setting fire to her Grand Rapids home while her children were inside is facing an additional charge after her daughter died. (Jan. 29, 2025)

A 12-year-old child who has been in critical condition since a Saturday morning fire at a Grand Rapids home died Monday evening at a nearby hospital. The Grand Rapids Press/MLive is not naming the child at this time as her mother is facing criminal charges as a result of the fire and the mother is yet to be arraigned.

A house is engulfed in flames shooting out in all directions. Trapped inside the burning Grand Rapids, Michigan home was a 12-year-old girl. Police released the heartbreaking body camera video of an officer asking the mom where her daughter's bedroom was so firefighters could save her.