TWISTED FIRESTARTER
Moment bungling arsonist sets HIMSELF on fire while trying to burn down a barbershop as cops hunt idiot suspect
Watch the panicking criminal desperately trying to extinguish the flames by rolling around the pavement
THIS is the pathetic moment a clumsy arsonist managed to set himself on fire as he tried to burn down a barbershop.
Police are now on the hunt for the idiot thug and his partner after the bungling blunder was caught on CCTV.
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Footage shows two people in black clothing standing outside Gold Blade Barbers, in Canberra, Australia, at around 11.40pm on July 6.
Using a hammer, one of them begins busting a hole large enough for a human to pass through in the barbershop's glass door.
The store had already closed for the evening when the second thug crawls inside through the broken hole and brings a can inside.
Wearing a motorbike helmet to conceal their identity, the unfortunate criminal begins pouring liquid from the can all over the shop.
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In the video, the other member of the duo stays outside and is heard telling their partner to "hurry up" and saying, "let's go, let's go".
That's when the person inside the store takes out a lighter and tries to light a rag that has been dipped in fuel that is inside the can.
But their criminal plan is derailed when a huge fireball engulfs the arsonist and the barbershop as a result of the gasoline spill.
The panicking thug can be seen sprinting towards the window and then jumping through the glass hole.
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They then roll around frantically on the pavement outside the store in an attempt to put out the flames.
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The two eventually manage to flee on two bicycles as the shop fills with smoke and flames after putting out the fire.
Australian police released the video and asked anyone with information on the crime or its suspects to get in touch right away.
A 24-hour gym was located above the barbershop, and luckily no one was harmed or killed in the fire, cops said.
The criminals appear to have been extremely fortunate to have fled without suffering any significant injuries, said ACT Policing Detective Inspector Matthew Sprague.
He added that investigators are looking into a number of possible leads and think the attack was intentional.
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