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A suspected gas thief in Utah was captured on surveillance video catching himself on fire after allegedly using a drill in an attempt to siphon gas from a truck.

The alleged heist and its fiery conclusion played out in the parking lot of Summit Fire and Protection, Salt Lake City NBC affiliate KSL-TV reported Tuesday morning. The incident follows other reports across the country of people hatching extraordinary schemes to siphon gas amid record-high fuel prices.

Previously, Summit Fire and Protection, a company that sells fire safety products and services, had already been targeted after one of its truck's had its gas siphoned and its catalytic converter stolen, reports KSL-TV.

Another alleged thief attempted to steal gas from the company's truck Saturday morning, using a drill on the vehicle's tank after the siphon wouldn't work, the company's branch manager Travis Mills told the station.

Surveillance video of the incident shows flames near the rear of the truck before a man with his shirt on fire fled the vehicle, dropping to roll on the parking lot to stop the blaze. With the fire extinguished, a pickup truck arrived for the man, according to the station.

“ The reason why he's fleeing is that, if there were more gas in it than a gallon, this thing would have absolutely turned into a bomb," Mills told the station. "It's sad because times are tough for a lot of people, but it's not worth the $5 that he would have saved for the injury that the guy sustained."

With gas prices high, alleged thieves have taken on more risks to get the increasingly valuable fuel. The American Association of Poison Control Centers earlier this spring warned would-be thieves of the risk of poisoning from siphoning gas.



https://www.newsweek.com/gas-theft-suspect-caught-surveillance-video-catching-himself-fire-1716345

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2022/06/18/thief-catches-fire-attempting-steal-gas-truck-utah/

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