Authorities accused the woman of fleeing Puerto Rico after the Jan. 2 fire that left four businesses inoperable.

Authorities say Danielle Bertothy started a fire at a bar in Cabo Rojo that also charred a retail store, restaurant and hotel.

A woman from St. Peters has been accused of causing a fire that destroyed a bar in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and the owner of the bar shared the extent of the damage on Facebook.

SAN JUAN - Danielle Bertothy, of St. Peters, Missouri, an American tourist accused of setting fire to several businesses in southwestern Puerto Rico was arrested and then indicted by a federal grand jury from the District of Puerto Rico late Thursday afternoon.

A 36-year-old St. Louis-area woman visiting the island of Puerto Rico on vacation damaged and set fire to multiple family-owned businesses.