Editor's note: This story has been modified from an earlier version. A complaint affidavit contained incorrect information. Joanne Konefal was arrested on one charge.

STUART — A 65-year-old Stuart woman is accused of purposefully setting her home on fire.

Joanne Konefal, of the 1000 block of Southwest Bromelia Terrace in Stuart, was arrested on one felony arson charge Friday afternoon.

Martin County Fire Rescue said firefighters responded to Konefal's home Nov. 6 and saw Konefal was trapped inside her burning home. They said they forced their way into the home and took Konefal to safety.

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"I set my house on fire; I want to die," Konefal told firefighters.

Konefal also told firefighters she used gasoline to set her master bedroom and kitchen ablaze, where the fire was confirmed to have started.

During an investigation, state Fire Marshal officials said Konefal filed an insurance claim on Nov. 15 with Federated National Insurance Co. for the destruction of her home.

In the claim, Konefal said she didn't know how the fire started and that it engulfed her entire home.

State fire officials said the blaze did not destroy the entire home, and they believe Konefal was trying to defraud her insurance company.

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Konefal was arrested on a charge of first-degree arson to a building with people present. She was released from the St. Lucie County Jail on Friday on $40,000 bail.

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