Suspected arsonist caught lighting Midlothian home on fire on security cameras

VIDEO: A family in Midlothian is on edge after security cameras recorded someone setting fire to their home. It happened just after 1 a.m. on Tuesday in the 900 block of McAlpin Road.

โ€œItโ€™s traumatic,โ€ said Malia Rivera, a college student who happened to be awake at the time and noticed a glow outside her window. She shares the home with her family, including her sisters and their two young children. โ€œIf it wouldโ€™ve got in the house, Iโ€™m like, what wouldโ€™ve happened because I have a daughter, and her birthday is next week. She probably wouldnโ€™t have gotten to that birthday if the fire wouldโ€™ve got in the house,โ€ Tiza Rivera said, tearfully. Cameras outside the home started rolling when what appears on video to be a male in a hoodie pours gas on their walls, windows, and garage.

KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

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