ALLENTOWN, Pa. | A 36-year-old woman is facing arson charges after allegedly admitting she set the curtains in her Allentown hotel room on fire.
Allentown police were dispatched to the Super 8 motel at 1033 Airport Road shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday to assist city firefighters with a possible arson. A motel staff member told police that smoke had been coming from inside room 206, and that he had received a tip that Jessica F. Hires had allegedly threatened to start a fire, according to the criminal complaint.
After firefighters put out the fire, the cityâs fire marshal spoke with Hires, who had been renting the room and allegedly admitted to starting the fire, according to police. An officer then spoke with Hires, who allegedly admitted to using a lighter to set the curtains on fire.