The State Fire Marshal's office says a woman is facing arson charges after setting her apartment on fire with her four kids inside.
"A Luling woman has been arrested for setting fire to her apartment unit with her children inside," Public Affairs Director Ashley Rodrigue said in a release.
The apartment manager heard the kids yelling for help.
"The manager of the Parc Lakewood Apartments, who is also an area firefighter, heard screaming coming from the unit above the complex office and discovered two children yelling for help from the balcony with smoke exiting the window behind them."
He raced to help them.
The incident happened July 23rd in the 100 block of Lakewood Drive.
Jones allegedly set several fires inside the apartment.
"There were multiple areas of origin inside the unit, which included several charred items, and the fire was deemed to have been intentionally set."
Jones was taken into custody after she was evaluated at a medical facility.
