Maryland woman sets house on fire with person inside, watches from chair on front lawn, officials say

A Maryland woman sat in a chair on her front lawn and watched her house burn down last week after setting it on fire while a person was still inside, officials said.

Witnesses told officials that a woman, later identified as 47-year-old Gail J. Metwally, set multiple fires in the home before sitting in a chair on the front lawn and watching the flames engulf her house. Video purported to show the chaotic scene was posted on social media showing a woman appearing to read a book while the house bursts into flames.