This is the moment an arsonist tried to burn down a convenience store - but caught his foot as well.
Captured on CCTV, the man is seen creeping into Supps R Us in Melbourne, Australia, clutching a jerrycan at 4am on Boxing Day.
The bizarre footage shows him running to the back of the warehouse out of view - before leaping wildly towards the door, his left leg ablaze.
As the camera screen clouds up, the man can still be seen stamping his foot and twisting around.
The outside camera then captures him wildly hopping all the way down the street.
Police have released images of the CCTV and issued an appeal for information.
Supps R Us today tweeted: 'LOOKING FOR A MAN IN MELBOURNE WITH BURNS TO HIS LEFT LEG. Call Crime Stoppers if you have any information!'
Fire crews called to the site at 4.20am spent an hour fighting the flames, which were continually refuelled by exploding bottles.
But they were unable to save the shop, which burned to the ground.
Neighbouring buildings were also damaged.
A spokesman for the store, Nelli Huie, said the fire had destroyed the entire stock of supplements stored at the warehouse.
'The warehouse and all stock within it has been destroyed, however, much of the showroom remains intact,' she said.
No staff were at the factory at the time of the fire.
Ms Huie thanked fire crews for their 'enormous effort' to contain and extinguish the fire.
In a statement, the company said: 'We wish to thank all of our loyal customers for all of their support, and we will be back up and running in no time.'
Captured on CCTV, the man is seen creeping into Supps R Us in Melbourne, Australia, clutching a jerrycan at 4am on Boxing Day.
The bizarre footage shows him running to the back of the warehouse out of view - before leaping wildly towards the door, his left leg ablaze.
As the camera screen clouds up, the man can still be seen stamping his foot and twisting around.
The outside camera then captures him wildly hopping all the way down the street.
Police have released images of the CCTV and issued an appeal for information.
Supps R Us today tweeted: 'LOOKING FOR A MAN IN MELBOURNE WITH BURNS TO HIS LEFT LEG. Call Crime Stoppers if you have any information!'
Fire crews called to the site at 4.20am spent an hour fighting the flames, which were continually refuelled by exploding bottles.
But they were unable to save the shop, which burned to the ground.
Neighbouring buildings were also damaged.
A spokesman for the store, Nelli Huie, said the fire had destroyed the entire stock of supplements stored at the warehouse.
'The warehouse and all stock within it has been destroyed, however, much of the showroom remains intact,' she said.
No staff were at the factory at the time of the fire.
Ms Huie thanked fire crews for their 'enormous effort' to contain and extinguish the fire.
In a statement, the company said: 'We wish to thank all of our loyal customers for all of their support, and we will be back up and running in no time.'
Source : DailyMail
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