Daughter: Mom Set Bedroom On Fire With Her In It

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A mother in Louisville has been charged with setting a fire in her adopted daughter's bedroom while her daughter was still inside.

The girl said this recent incident is the latest incident in a history of abuse, and she's relieved to finally be free from the adopted parents she described as cruel and uncaring.

"I almost lost my life because no one was listening to me," said Danielle.

The girl said she's spent the past seven years of her life crying out for help after being adopted by Linda Ellington and her husband, who have four other adopted children, including Danielle's biological brother.

"I had been to CPS so many times and ran away so many times, and CPS has been involved. The school, Whitney Young, has called with my sister and brother coming to school with bruises and welts on them," Danielle said. "She beats them senseless."

Danielle said last week, her adopted parents called police because she refused to go home once again.

"She made a comment then," she said. "She was like, 'You might as well take her on out of here, because if you leave her here I'm going to do something to her.'"

Danielle said Ellington kept her word last Friday night as Danielle had her back turned to her bedroom door.

"Next thing I know, I smelled smoke and my clothes was on fire and she had a cup of green rubbing alcohol and threw it on top of my clothes and it burst into flames," she said. "And when she lit the end of my bed with paper and a lighter, I thought she's really trying to kill me. She was holding on to the door and there was no way I could get out any of my windows, because all of my windows has nails in my room."

Danielle said her two adopted sisters and adopted brother were also inside the house at the time.

"She was really trying to kill me because she let everyone else out and she still wouldn't let me out," she said. "The house was filling with smoke and I was coughing and couldn't breathe."

Danielle said eventually Ellington let her out. She's now staying with her biological family members, whom she called following the terrifying ordeal.

"She was screaming, 'I told you,'" said an aunt.