A bungling pyromaniac suffered instant karma when they set a fast-food restaurant on fire and accidentally lit up their own pants. Australian police are searching for the suspects involved.
They may well be a liar, but the alleged arsonist's pants definitely ended up on fire. Police in the Australia said they went up in flames after he attempted to set fire to a fast-food outlet early Christmas morning in the city of Melbourne. Along with an accomplice, the bungling pyromaniac had set fire to a number of stores in the city's Doncaster East suburb, a spokesperson for Victoria Police said in an email to NBC News Friday.
footage police released of the incident shows one of the alleged arsonist walking towards the business’s door before seconds later leaping back with their pants now aflame. They can then be seen running away with their accomplice, before stopping and trying to remove their burning pants. They continue down the street with the flaming article of clothing still caught on one ankle.
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