A Blue Springs, Missouri, woman has been charged with arson after allegedly setting a fire inside a hotel room.

Roshine R. Nelson was charged with first-degree arson Sept. 22 in connection with a fire at the Economy Hotel on Sept. 21. Advertisement

Officers with the Blue Springs Police Department were called to the hotel to assist with a fire incident.

The Central Jackson County Fire Department reported that the fire, which appeared suspicious, appeared to have started on a shelf on a wall. According to court documents, a towel with visible burn marks was found, as well as the presence of an accelerant, firefighters said. An arson investigator said the evidence of an accelerant was a liquid with a strong chemical odor.

This led police to believe the fire was intentionally set, court d

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