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Chilling footage shared by Fox 4 News showed a person appearing to set a Texas family's home ablaze as they slept inside

The family, including six adults and two children, survived the fire

Midlothian police are investigating the case as an arson offense, per Fox 4 News

A family in Texas is having to take turns to sleep after chilling footage showed a person appearing to set their home on fire.

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at around 1 a.m. local time, the majority of the Wilson family — six adults and two children — was asleep inside their Midlothian property when a mysterious figure set their house ablaze, per CBS News .

Terrifying footage shared by Fox 4 News appeared to show a hooded man pouring gasoline around the front door, windows and garage, before setting it on fire

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