Inept arsonists sets himself on fire and loses his mask - and surveillance cams capture it all

Shocking surveillance footage captured nan infinitesimal an arsonist accidentally group himself connected occurrence trying to fly nan segment and revealed his look to nan cameras.

Police successful Canada are searching for 2 suspects who group a business successful Richmond ablaze connected April 24.

Video shows 2 masked men smashing nan windows and starting a occurrence successful beforehand of a business located successful nan 2600 artifact of Simpson Road astir 4:30 a.m.

While lighting nan blaze, 1 of nan suspect's pants caught connected occurrence and he mislaid his disguise arsenic he rolled successful agony.

'Based connected nan quality of nan occurrence there’s a precocious probability that this fishy sustained injuries to his little body, said Corporal Adriana O’Malley, Richmond RCMP Media Relations Officer. 

'We are asking anyone who recognizes this man aliases has accusation astir this investigation to interaction us.'

The 2 suspects approached nan business connected ft and collapsed a model earlier igniting nan flames.

The men ran from nan segment - but arsenic 1 of them attempted to propulsion an point into nan blaze his pants group alight. 

He rolled connected nan crushed trying to squash nan flames and revealed his look to nan surveillance camera. 

Richmond constabulary picture nan fishy arsenic a Caucasian antheral betwixt 40 to 50 years aged pinch a mean build and slicked back, agelong soiled blonde hair.

He was wearing a acheronian long-sleeved unit cervix garment and tan pants.

The 2nd suspect, a man successful his precocious 20s to 30s pinch a mean complexion and diversion build returned to thief his conspirator put connected nan occurrence connected his legs.

He was wearing acheronian colored balaclava, acheronian joggers pinch bluish stripes down nan side, acheronian gloves, a acheronian sweatshirt and Nike Jordan high-top sneakers.

Police said some suspects near nan area connected foot, 1 headed northbound connected Simpson Rd. and nan different fishy headed eastbound on nan railroad tracks.

Richmond Royal Canadian Mounted Police is asking anyone who whitethorn person accusation astir this investigation aliases tin place nan individuals progressive to interaction Richmond RCMP and quote record number 2024-12713.