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Source: Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal/Facebook
According to the office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal Facebook page, the Deputy State Fire Marshals charged an Elkton woman with multiple arson-related charges, including attempted murder, after intentionally setting her home on fire while another person was inside.
The incident happened on 29 April 2021 when authorities responded to the dwelling fire.
The woman was identified as Gail Metwally. She “set multiple fires within the home and then sitting in a chair on the front lawn, where she watched the fire engulf the home. After a few minutes, Metwally walked away from the scene. While the home was on fire, witnesses heard an occupant in a basement window yelling for help.”
Woman set home on fire with person inside and watched it burn from lawn chair, officials say
Police say Elkton woman set home on fire and watched it burn
By: WMAR Staff
and last updated 2021-05-07 00:10:10-04
A woman set a house on fire and sat outside in a lawn chair as she watched the home with a person inside become engulfed in flames, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
An image captured of the fire shows flames consuming the house in Elkton as 52-year-old Blenda Holbrook found herself trapped in the basement before a pair of men pulled her from a window.
CECIL COUNTY, Md. - A woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly setting a home on fire with a person inside and watching it burn from a lawn chair.Â
According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the incident happened on April 29 when the fire department responded to a house fire in Elkton, Maryland.Â
The fire marshal said witnesses saw 47-year-old Gail Metwally setting multiple fires inside the home. She then sat in a lawn chair where she watched the flames engulf the home.Â
After a few minutes, Metwally walked away from the scene.
As the home was burning, witnesses heard someone in the basement window yelling for help.Â