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A Midlothian family's home was set on fire early Tuesday morning, and police are investigating it as arson.

Security video shows a man pouring gasoline and lighting the fire while the family was asleep inside.

No one was hurt, and the fire was contained, but the suspect has not yet been identified or caught.

MIDLOTHIAN, Texas - Terrifying video shows a man setting a North Texas family of eight's home on fire early Tuesday morning.

One family member happened to be awake at the time and woke everyone up after she realized flames were shooting up the front of her house.

Midlothian Arson

What we know:

The fire happened around 1 a.m. on Tuesday at the Wilson family’s two-story home on McAlpin Road in Midlothian.

Security cameras captured what appears to be a young man in a

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