The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry said the massive Vernon Parish fire was caused by an arsonist, and they are seeking help identifying the culprit.
Burnett admitted to officials from the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office, that he had set the fire after his grandfather refused to give him forty dollars that he wanted.
Her plan was to burn the house down instead of turning it over to her soon-to-be ex-husband, but the fire she started with a few mattresses in her living room quickly engulfed the entire neighborhood.