A woman has been charged after police allege she set fire to her own bakery in Western Australia to claim insurance.

The fire erupted at a bakery in Spender Park, Albany, on Saturday, October 12, at about 2.10pm.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze but there was significant structural, roofing, and smoke damage to the premises.

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A woman is accused of burning down her own bakery for insurance. (Getty)

The damage cost was estimated at $955,000.

Detectives will allege the 50-year-old woman intentionally set the fire, and that she lodged an insurance claim relating to it a few days later.

Her policy stated she was entitled to $500,000 for contents insurance, and a further $2.2 million to compensate for lost business.

The woman will appear in court on December 12.

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