A Grand Rapids mother has pleaded not guilty to setting her house on fire, but admitted she intended to die with her daughters "so they could be free."

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.

A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an additional murder charge.

Firefighters can be seen pulling a 12-year-old girl out from the second-floor window and then performing CPR on her outside. The 12-year-old passed away from her injuries in the hospital Monday night according to GRPD. Two other girls, ten and seven years old, were also taken to a hospital and released after receiving treatment.

A mother later admitted to Grand Rapids police that she removed smoke detectors and intentionally set a fire while her three daughters slept, a blaze that left one of the

Roconda Singleton told police that her intentions were "to die with her three daughters so they could be free."

A Grand Rapids mother is facing charges after she allegedly set her house on fire, injuring her three children, over the weekend, according to GRPD.

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.

Shamiya Stewart has passed away from injuries sustained during the fire that police are saying they believe her mother set intentionally.

The mother poured lighter fluid both upstairs and downstairs in the home, according to authorities, who called the case “unimaginably horrific.”

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.