A Molotov cocktail in a plastic bottle?
Was the car a Prius with an Obama sticker? It should be fairly easy to find. (In the left lane of the nearest freeway, blocking traffic.)
The local drink.
[[A Molotov cocktail in a plastic bottle?]]
Most likely a biodegradable plastic bottle and the fuel was prolly biodegradable as well which is likely why it didn’t ignite-