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New York Post
28-05-2025
- New York Post
Shocking moment arsonist sets himself on fire during targeted attack at restaurant
An alleged arsonist has been captured, accidentally setting himself alight during a targeted attack at a South Melbourne restaurant last year. In crystal clear CCTV footage released by police on Wednesday, a man is seen entering the Al Marjan restaurant in Campbellfield after ramming through the door in a silver Mercedes-Benz E240. Advertisement The man, dressed in black with his hood pulled up, then pours accelerant out of a red jerry can across the floor of the restaurant and the bar, slipping and sliding around in the process. He does not seem to take notice of the liquid splashing back on him. 6 An alleged arsonist has been captured, accidentally setting himself alight during a targeted attack at a South Melbourne restaurant last year. Victoria Police via Storyful On the way back to the waiting car, he sets the accelerant on fire – and doesn't make it very far before the flames catch on the leg of his tracksuit. Advertisement He is forced to drop and roll around on the wet ground in a desperate attempt to extinguish the fire before fleeing in the Mercedes. Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at the Hume Highway business shortly after 4:30 am on May 21, 2024. 6 The man, dressed in black with his hood pulled up, then pours accelerant out of a red jerry can across the floor of the restaurant and the bar, slipping and sliding around in the process. Victoria Police via Storyful 6 He does not seem to take notice of the liquid splashing back on him, according to reports. Victoria Police via Storyful Advertisement The Hume Highway business only sustained minor damage in what turned out to be the first of two fiery attacks on the Al Marjan business, targeted again on November 6. Police hope the CCTV will help identify the man involved. 'This is yet another example of just how unpredictable fire is and the inherent dangers of arson – it is probable this man will have needed some kind of treatment for significant burns,' Taskforce Lunar Detective Inspector Graham Banks said. 6 On the way back to the waiting car, the man set the accelerant on fire and didn't make it very far before the flames caught on the leg of his tracksuit. Victoria Police via Storyful Advertisement 6 The man was forced to drop and roll around on the wet ground in a desperate attempt to extinguish the fire before fleeing in the Mercedes. Victoria Police via Storyful 'We are conscious that those involved in lighting the fires are likely the puppets for those pulling the strings in this syndicate, and they are being left with serious – or life-changing, as we've seen previously – burn injuries. 'Arson attacks put not only people's livelihoods at stake but also people's lives. 'We are doing everything we can to bring this dispute and the criminality linked to it to an end, but we need the community's support and assistance.' 6 Police hope the CCTV will help identify the man involved. Victoria Police via Storyful He is described as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall with a large build and an olive complexion. The Mercedes was bearing cloned plates at the time and has since been recovered. Anyone who recognises the man or with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
The Advertiser
28-05-2025
- The Advertiser
Bumbling arsonist on the run with 'significant burns' after restaurant fire
An alleged arsonist is on the run from police after setting himself alight while attempting to start a fire in a restaurant. More than a year after the arson attack, police have launched a search to find the bumbling firebug caught on security footage throwing petrol around a Campbellfield restaurant in Melbourne's northern suburbs. CCTV footage shows a car crashing through the front doors of the hospitality venue before the suspect empties a jerrycan of fuel on the bartop, tables and floor before 4.30am on May 21, 2024. He slips in a puddle of petrol while setting the restaurant alight and is engulfed in a fireball, CCTV shows. The man fled the restaurant, still on fire, and attempted to get into the front seat of the silver Mercedes-Benz E240 sedan. Detective Inspector Graham Banks said it was likely that the alleged arsonist required treatment after suffering "significant burns". "We are conscious that those involved in lighting the fires are likely the puppets for those pulling the strings in this syndicate, and they are being left with serious - or life-changing, as we've seen previously - burn injuries," he said. Fire Rescue Victoria was on the scene quickly and the Hume Highway business sustained minor damage, police said. But the business was targeted again, six months later, on November 6, 2024. Police are hopeful that the CCTV will offer further avenues of enquiry and that someone may recognise the man in the footage and be able to provide information on his whereabouts. He is described as approximately 170 to 175 centimetres tall with a large build and an olive complexion. "Arson attacks put not only people's livelihoods at stake but also people's lives," Detective Inspector Banks said. "We are doing everything we can to bring this dispute and the criminality linked to it to an end, but we need the community's support and assistance," he said. Anyone who recognises the man or with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at An alleged arsonist is on the run from police after setting himself alight while attempting to start a fire in a restaurant. More than a year after the arson attack, police have launched a search to find the bumbling firebug caught on security footage throwing petrol around a Campbellfield restaurant in Melbourne's northern suburbs. CCTV footage shows a car crashing through the front doors of the hospitality venue before the suspect empties a jerrycan of fuel on the bartop, tables and floor before 4.30am on May 21, 2024. He slips in a puddle of petrol while setting the restaurant alight and is engulfed in a fireball, CCTV shows. The man fled the restaurant, still on fire, and attempted to get into the front seat of the silver Mercedes-Benz E240 sedan. Detective Inspector Graham Banks said it was likely that the alleged arsonist required treatment after suffering "significant burns". "We are conscious that those involved in lighting the fires are likely the puppets for those pulling the strings in this syndicate, and they are being left with serious - or life-changing, as we've seen previously - burn injuries," he said. Fire Rescue Victoria was on the scene quickly and the Hume Highway business sustained minor damage, police said. But the business was targeted again, six months later, on November 6, 2024. Police are hopeful that the CCTV will offer further avenues of enquiry and that someone may recognise the man in the footage and be able to provide information on his whereabouts. He is described as approximately 170 to 175 centimetres tall with a large build and an olive complexion. "Arson attacks put not only people's livelihoods at stake but also people's lives," Detective Inspector Banks said. "We are doing everything we can to bring this dispute and the criminality linked to it to an end, but we need the community's support and assistance," he said. Anyone who recognises the man or with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at An alleged arsonist is on the run from police after setting himself alight while attempting to start a fire in a restaurant. More than a year after the arson attack, police have launched a search to find the bumbling firebug caught on security footage throwing petrol around a Campbellfield restaurant in Melbourne's northern suburbs. CCTV footage shows a car crashing through the front doors of the hospitality venue before the suspect empties a jerrycan of fuel on the bartop, tables and floor before 4.30am on May 21, 2024. He slips in a puddle of petrol while setting the restaurant alight and is engulfed in a fireball, CCTV shows. The man fled the restaurant, still on fire, and attempted to get into the front seat of the silver Mercedes-Benz E240 sedan. Detective Inspector Graham Banks said it was likely that the alleged arsonist required treatment after suffering "significant burns". "We are conscious that those involved in lighting the fires are likely the puppets for those pulling the strings in this syndicate, and they are being left with serious - or life-changing, as we've seen previously - burn injuries," he said. Fire Rescue Victoria was on the scene quickly and the Hume Highway business sustained minor damage, police said. But the business was targeted again, six months later, on November 6, 2024. Police are hopeful that the CCTV will offer further avenues of enquiry and that someone may recognise the man in the footage and be able to provide information on his whereabouts. He is described as approximately 170 to 175 centimetres tall with a large build and an olive complexion. "Arson attacks put not only people's livelihoods at stake but also people's lives," Detective Inspector Banks said. "We are doing everything we can to bring this dispute and the criminality linked to it to an end, but we need the community's support and assistance," he said. Anyone who recognises the man or with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at An alleged arsonist is on the run from police after setting himself alight while attempting to start a fire in a restaurant. More than a year after the arson attack, police have launched a search to find the bumbling firebug caught on security footage throwing petrol around a Campbellfield restaurant in Melbourne's northern suburbs. CCTV footage shows a car crashing through the front doors of the hospitality venue before the suspect empties a jerrycan of fuel on the bartop, tables and floor before 4.30am on May 21, 2024. He slips in a puddle of petrol while setting the restaurant alight and is engulfed in a fireball, CCTV shows. The man fled the restaurant, still on fire, and attempted to get into the front seat of the silver Mercedes-Benz E240 sedan. Detective Inspector Graham Banks said it was likely that the alleged arsonist required treatment after suffering "significant burns". "We are conscious that those involved in lighting the fires are likely the puppets for those pulling the strings in this syndicate, and they are being left with serious - or life-changing, as we've seen previously - burn injuries," he said. Fire Rescue Victoria was on the scene quickly and the Hume Highway business sustained minor damage, police said. But the business was targeted again, six months later, on November 6, 2024. Police are hopeful that the CCTV will offer further avenues of enquiry and that someone may recognise the man in the footage and be able to provide information on his whereabouts. He is described as approximately 170 to 175 centimetres tall with a large build and an olive complexion. "Arson attacks put not only people's livelihoods at stake but also people's lives," Detective Inspector Banks said. "We are doing everything we can to bring this dispute and the criminality linked to it to an end, but we need the community's support and assistance," he said. Anyone who recognises the man or with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Perth Now
Bungling crook sets himself alight during arson attempt
A would-be arsonist has been caught on security footage accidentally setting himself on fire while trying to torch a restaurant. The startling attack, which happened in May 2024, is being investigated by a Victoria Police taskforce focused on running battles between rival illicit tobacco groups in Melbourne. The footage, released on Wednesday, shows a silver Mercedes-Benz E240 sedan ramming the glass frontage of the business in Campbellfield in the city's north. A man dressed in a black hoodie and black pants then enters carrying a red jerry can. He then douses the bar area with fuel, but when he tries to set it alight his clothes catch fire. The man can be seen rolling around on the wet ground trying to put the flames out. He then flees through the doors, still alight. Taskforce Lunar, a police unit focused on organised crime syndicates and their links to the illicit tobacco trade, is leading the investigation into the incident. "We are conscious that those involved in lighting the fires are likely the puppets for those pulling the strings in this syndicate," Detective Inspector Graham Banks said. "They are being left with serious - or life-changing, as we've seen previously - burn injuries." The man, who hasn't been found, is described as being approximately 170-175cm tall with a large build and olive complexion. The business, which suffered minor damage, had been previously targeted by vandals in November. Police are appealing for anyone who recognises the man or has information about the incident to come forward.
