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.

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

A 46-year-old mother faces criminal charges after investigators say she set fire to her home, harming three of her own children.

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, Mich. — Multiple people were taken to the hospital after a structure fire in Grand Rapids on Saturday morning, according to the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD). Around 7:22 a.m. fire crews responded to a structure fire at 956 Eastern Avenue SE. GRFD said three people were taken to the hospital.

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

Jan. 29, 2025