Cops: Roslindale mom could face charges for fire her son set while playing with matches

Boston Police report detectives are considering bringing charges against a Roslindale mother whose 6-year-old son they say set the house on fire while playing with matches yesterday afternoon.

Police say the boy was alone with his 8-year-old cousin when he started the fire on June Street around 3 p.m. Both children fled the house and were taken to Children's Hospital but were soon released, police say, addng the mother's two other kids were in school at the time of the blaze.

Police say they have referred the case to DSS while Area E-5 detectives continue to investigate.