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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Arthur Brown is pleased
Best video so far today. I actually laughed out loud!
That has got to hurt! Not sure it will rub out.
Proof positive that “the stupid, it burns”
Hey mate put the chicken on the Barbie
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."
Stupidity itself might be a fire accelerant.
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