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Bumbling alleged would-be arsonists accidentally set themselves on fire (Australia)
nypost.com ^ | June 19, 2025 | Jack Nivison

Posted on 06/19/2025 12:14:59 PM PDT by lowbridge

Security camera footage shows the ridiculous moment a group of would-be arsonists accidentally set their getaway vehicle on fire.

South Australia Police have released the footage from a residence in Port Pirie, 124 miles north of Adelaide, showing a car pulling up alongside a fenced-off building at night.

A man hops out of the vehicle, which remains idle, and begins to douse the area in liquid.

“As seen in the footage, three male suspects had attended an address in Young Street and doused the front of the residence with accelerant,” SA Police said in a statement.

The man can be seen emptying some form of container onto the residence in the suburb of Solomontown, with liquid spilling onto the footpath.

Before he returns to the car, he grabs another container and repeats the process.

Footage shows the inside of the vehicle become engulfed in flames as it begins to roll forward, before three perpetrators can be seen spilling out of the vehicle on both sides.

SA Police said the men then “ran off, abandoning the car in the street”.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arson; australia

1 posted on 06/19/2025 12:14:59 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Video

https://x.com/LASHYBILLS/status/1935766237595713717


2 posted on 06/19/2025 12:15:13 PM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: lowbridge

Arthur Brown is pleased


3 posted on 06/19/2025 12:22:40 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: lowbridge

Best video so far today. I actually laughed out loud!


4 posted on 06/19/2025 12:24:50 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1789. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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5 posted on 06/19/2025 12:33:25 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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6 posted on 06/19/2025 12:35:42 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: lowbridge

That has got to hurt! Not sure it will rub out.


7 posted on 06/19/2025 12:40:40 PM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town to now!)
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Proof positive that “the stupid, it burns”


8 posted on 06/19/2025 12:55:33 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love? )
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To: lowbridge

Hey mate put the chicken on the Barbie


9 posted on 06/19/2025 1:08:46 PM PDT by BubbaJunebug ( Song Trump Trump Baby)
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To: lowbridge
When I was in the fire investigation biz, we referred to these folks as "crispy critters."

They don't understand about gasoline vapors and flashback.

As my dear father used to say, "If criminals had any brains, they'd have a real job."

10 posted on 06/19/2025 1:09:49 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Stupidity itself might be a fire accelerant.


11 posted on 06/19/2025 1:37:11 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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