A woman is behind bars on charges for setting a destructive fire on Erie's east side last week.

It broke out last Thursday in the area of E. 10th and Parade St.

The fire spread to a total of four homes, destroying two of them.

Police said a dispute between squatters led to Colodgia Burns, 29, setting a couch on fire.

No injuries were reported, but it reportedly displaced more than two dozen people including sixteen kids.

Burns is charged with arson and risking a catastrophe.

A judge sent her to jail, setting her bond at $1 million.