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Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
California arsonist sets himself on fire while trying to blow up a car
Southern California authorities were searching Thursday for an arsonist who set himself on fire while trying to blow up a car. The man was caught on doorbell camera footage torching a black sedan, which burst into flames. After the initial burst of light subsided, the alleged arsonist could be seen also ablaze. Clearly feeling a sense of urgency, he leaped over a fence and ran out of frame, dousing as he went. The car, which was parked in a driveway in Corona, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles, continued to burn. The incident took place 'in the early morning hours' of Tuesday, the Corona Fire Department and Corona Police Department said in a joint statement. 'Units arrived on scene to find a vehicle on fire in the front yard of the residence,' the departments said. 'The fire destroyed the vehicle and caused moderate damage [to] the residence. Video from the resident's Ring camera captured a Caucasian or Hispanic male suspect, intentionally set the vehicle and subsequently himself on fire.' Investigators believe the suspect is in his 30s of medium build, 5'9' to 6'1' tall, with shoulder-length, light-colored hair. He fled the scene in a white Chevrolet or GMC pickup truck with tinted windows and light-colored rims, authorities said. As of Thursday, the suspect was still at large and unidentified, with police asking the public for help. Arson investigators were at a loss regarding a motive. 'For now, we think this is a random act of violence,' Corona Fire Capt. Daniel Yonan told the Los Angeles Times. 'He's still on the loose.' Doorbell cameras have captured more than one arsonist setting himself on fire. In December, in Levittown on Long Island, a man ignited a porta potty outside a house under construction, then ran off down the street, blazing away. The fire heavily damaged the front yard and part of the home.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
Arson suspect accidentally sets himself ablaze in Riverside County
Police are searching for an arson suspect who accidentally set himself on fire in Riverside County earlier this week. Firefighters were called to a reported vehicle fire on the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue in Corona during the early morning hours Tuesday, the Corona Fire Department posted on Instagram. Arriving crews found the vehicle still burning in the front yard of a home. 'The fire destroyed the vehicle and caused moderate damage to the residence,' the Fire Department said. A Ring camera captured what appeared to be a White or Hispanic man intentionally setting the vehicle on fire. The suspect then also caught fire when it burst into flames. The video then shows the man running down the street with his clothes still ablaze. The suspect was described as a male in his 30s between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall with a medium build and shoulder-length light-colored hair. The suspect got into what is believed to be a newer model pick-up truck, possibly a white Chevrolet or GMC with tinted windows and light-colored rims. Anyone with information on the suspect's identity or location was asked to contact Fire Investigator Travis Boan by either email at or by phone at 951-736-2219. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
