BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested after she allegedly set fire to a trash pile that ended up damaging power lines. 

The Baton Rouge Fire Department said Crystal Roberts, 45, intentionally set a piece of paper on fire before throwing it into a pile of furniture and trash at a home off Geronimo Street. It happened around 2 p.m. Monday. 

The resulting fire damaged power lines and caused $1,500 in other damages. 

Roberts was arrested for simple arson.