An arson suspect in California might be nursing some painful burns … ‘trigger cops say he by chance lit himself on hearth whereas attempting to explode a automotive — and, they have video of the incident.

Surveillance video from early Tuesday morning obtained by ABC7 Los Angeles reveals a automotive burst into flames in Corona, CA … earlier than a person seems from behind the automotive with what appears like certainly one of his shoulders on hearth.

The person hops a fence and takes off down the road … all whereas nonetheless engulfed in flames.

Investigators say the suspect, a person in his 30s, received right into a pickup truck close by and fled the scene. Authorities say the hearth destroyed the automotive and precipitated some harm to the home as properly. They’re nonetheless trying to find the person within the video.

As you recognize … many Southern California residents have been on excessive hearth alert since devastating wildfires ravaged the L.A. space in January.

Angelenos had been even confronting suspected arsonists on the time … and, a minimum of one individual was arrested for allegedly beginning a brushfire in Azusa.