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The Sun
14 hours ago
- The Sun
Bumbling ‘arsonists' who try to set fire to a house accidentally set their getaway car ablaze as they try to escape
THIS is the shocking moment a trio of aspiring arsonists accidentally torch their own getaway car. Security footage from southern Australia shows a clumsy man dousing a house with a liquid - before his escape plan goes up in smoke. 4 4 In the video released by South Australia Police, three men are seen pulling up at night outside a fenced-off building in Port Pirie - around 124 miles north of Adelaide. One of the suspects jumps out of the car and begins dousing the home in Solomontown with liquid from a container. Police said: 'As seen in the footage, three male suspects had attended an address in Young Street and doused the front of the residence with accelerant.' Liquid can also be seen spilling onto the pavement as the man carelessly pours out the flammable substance. He then grabs another container from the car, tipping it onto the same area. The man gets back inside the car as the trio make their escape. Suddenly, the inside of the car bursts into flames and begins to roll forward. The three bungling men can be seen bolting out of the car on both sides. Police said the men 'ran off, abandoning the car in the street'. They added: 'It is extremely likely they have suffered significant burns or injuries in the fire and police urge them to seek medical attention. 'Anyone with information about the identity or location of anyone involved in this incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers immediately.' Moment naked PT chases down arsonist who set fire to three cars on his drive in middle of the night When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the burning car and another fire burning at the front of a nearby home. Both fires were put out using a fire extinguisher. The people inside the house were not injured, although the outside was charred by flames, according to police. It comes as a personal trainer chased down an arsonist after three cars were set on fire outside his house in May. Mike Hind, 41, captured the blaze on his Ring doorbell in the dead of night as his children were sleeping peacefully. The gym coach, who lives in Middlesbrough, posted the footage on social media. A man dressed in joggers can be seen splashing petrol across each of the vehicles, including a Range Rover and Mazda sports car, parked in the driveway at midnight. The vehicles caught fire instantly, with flames spreading across the drive. The doorbell footage then shows an undressed Mike running out of the house as the arsonist, in a black checked shirt, runs from the scene. 4
Daily Telegraph
a day ago
- Daily Telegraph
Solomontown, SA: Would-be arsonist man sets himself on fire
Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Security camera footage shows the ridiculous moment a group of would-be arsonists accidentally set their getaway vehicle on fire. South Australia Police have released the footage from a residence in Port Pirie, 200km north of Adelaide, showing a car pulling up alongside a fenced-off building at night. A man hops out of the vehicle, which remains idle, and begins to douse the area in liquid. One of the would-be arsonists can be seen here dousing the property in accelerant as the getaway car idles alongside him. Picture: Supplied 'As seen in the footage, three male suspects had attended an address in Young Street and doused the front of the residence with accelerant,' SA Police said in a statement. The man can be seen emptying some form of container onto the residence in the suburb of Solomontown, with liquid spilling onto the footpath. Before he returns to the car, he grabs another container and repeats the process. The inside of the vehicle bursts into flame. Picture: Supplied Footage shows the inside of the vehicle become engulfed in flames as it begins to roll forward, before three perpetrators can be seen spilling out of the vehicle on both sides. SA Police said the men then 'ran off, abandoning the car in the street'. 'It is extremely likely they have suffered significant burns or injuries in the fire and police urge them to seek medical attention,' Police said. Perpetrators flee the vehicle as it rolls driverless down the street and flames spit out of the doors. Picture: Supplied 'Anyone with information about the identity or location of anyone involved in this incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers immediately.' When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the vehicle on fire and another fire burning at the front of a nearby home. Both fires were extinguished with a fire extinguisher. Police said the occupants of the house were not injured, although the outside of the house had been charred by flames. Originally published as Alleged arsonists accidentally set themselves alight in Port Pirie, SA
News.com.au
a day ago
- News.com.au
Alleged arsonists accidentally set themselves alight in Port Pirie, SA
Security camera footage shows the ridiculous moment a group of would-be arsonists accidentally set their getaway vehicle on fire. South Australia Police have released the footage from a residence in Port Pirie, 200km north of Adelaide, showing a car pulling up alongside a fenced-off building at night. A man hops out of the vehicle, which remains idle, and begins to douse the area in liquid. 'As seen in the footage, three male suspects had attended an address in Young Street and doused the front of the residence with accelerant,' SA Police said in a statement. The man can be seen emptying some form of container onto the residence in the suburb of Solomontown, with liquid spilling onto the footpath. Before he returns to the car, he grabs another container and repeats the process. Footage shows the inside of the vehicle become engulfed in flames as it begins to roll forward, before three perpetrators can be seen spilling out of the vehicle on both sides. SA Police said the men then 'ran off, abandoning the car in the street'. 'It is extremely likely they have suffered significant burns or injuries in the fire and police urge them to seek medical attention,' Police said. 'Anyone with information about the identity or location of anyone involved in this incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers immediately.' When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the vehicle on fire and another fire burning at the front of a nearby home. Both fires were extinguished with a fire extinguisher. Police said the occupants of the house were not injured, although the outside of the house had been charred by flames.
ABC News
27-05-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
Thousands without power after SA hit by high tides, wind gusts and heavy rainfall
Thousands of South Australian households and businesses are without power as the clean-up continues after the gusty winds, high rainfalls and high tides that lashed most of the state yesterday. Wind gusts of up to 126 kilometres per hour were recorded on Monday, as well as sea levels up to 4.6 metres above the lowest astronomical tide expected at Port Pirie. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said areas of the state recorded up to 40 millimetres of rain, with the highest totals recorded on the Mount Lofty Ranges. The high tides and storm surge have damaged a number of jetties across the state, including at Normanville, where the pontoon yesterday also washed up onto the shore. Downed powerlines have forced the closure of Sacred Heart College's Marcellin campus in Somerton Park. The school wrote on Facebook that the campus would be closed from today until further notice. "Marcellin Campus is currently without power due to significant damage from last night's storm. Powerlines are down on Cudmore Street which poses a significant safety risk," the post read. Senior BOM forecaster Simon Timcke told ABC Radio Adelaide conditions should ease today, but wind gusts had caused damage across the state. "The dust was quite an amazing feature, watching it on the satellite picture … a very widespread area of dust. Then it pushed into north-western Victoria and that persisted for a good part of the day," he said. "I'm sure [it was] some welcome rainfall but the winds, perhaps, [were] not so welcome. "We saw very strong and gusty winds around most of the agricultural area yesterday, with some pretty big gusts, a lot of places picking up gusts in the 80-100kph [area], so there is quite a lot of tree damage and debris around as a result of that. "We're certainly in the easing mode, but I think once everybody gets up and surveys the damage from yesterday there will be quite a bit around. "Those elevated tides really causing some pretty amazing scenes across the coastal fringe there too." Peter Oliver, who runs a cafe at Hindmarsh Island, said he was "astounded" by the damage. "It was probably the worst storm we've seen here in probably 10 or more years … lots of damage," he said. "The tide has come up super fast, faster than I've ever seen. "All the jetties are underwater. My neighbour's jetty has been smashed into pieces." Patricia from Cambray, 17km from Walker's Flat, told ABC Radio Adelaide the area had recorded 24.8mm of rain all year, with 13mm of that falling just yesterday. "It was horrendous. I come from Queensland and I thought I was in a cyclone," she said. "It was so bad, you couldn't see in front of you. I had dust all over the place and I actually went to check the sheep troughs and I had three inches of mud, which I tried to clean out so I could get proper water to them." Michael from Monash told ABC Radio Adelaide it was the worst dust storm he had seen since the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983, with visibility down to "30 or 40 metres". "We get the odd one here or there that might last for an hour … but not to this extent," he said. The Department of Primary Industries and Regions says it could take up to a week to know whether yesterday's strong winds were enough to break up the algal bloom. Since March an algal bloom caused by warmer-than-average sea temperatures has been choking the ocean along the Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and the Yorke Peninsula south coast. Oceanography lead Mark Doubell said satellite images would be used to survey the algal bloom once the clouds had cleared. "I think it's going to take several days [and] up to potentially a week to be really certain [the algae has dispersed]. "And, of course, water sampling is being taken to confirm the presence of the algae and its concentration, but that also takes several days to turn around."
ABC News
26-05-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
Warning for SA coastline as abnormally high tide lashes beaches and jetties
Damaging winds will ease overnight across South Australia but a warning remains in place for "abnormally high tides" along much of the state's coastline. The Bureau of Meteorology said the "strong cold front" which lashed the state throughout Monday has moved south and over the border to Victoria and conditions would gradually ease in SA. According to a warning issued late on Monday, "abnormally high tides" were likely to lead to sea water flooding at low lying coastal areas in the Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent on Monday. It said the tides were likely to rise "significantly above the normal high tide mark" during the afternoon and evening. The sea level was expected to reach 3.9 metres above the lowest astronomical tide, while at Port Pirie it was expected to rise to 4.6 metres. "Large surf in combination with the elevated sea levels may also lead to coastal erosion and localised damage to coastal infrastructure, including about the Adelaide metropolitan beaches," the warning says. The bureau said the locations expected to be affected include Port Adelaide, Adelaide metropolitan beaches, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Wallaroo, Victor Harbor and Port Wakefield. Footage has also emerged on social media of waves crashing across jetties along and a structure at Marion Bay on the Yorke Peninsula being swept away in swell. The bureau said winds from the west and south-west could average up to 65 kilometres per hour with possible peak gusts of 90 kph into Tuesday morning. The highest gust on Monday was 126 kph recorded at Neptune Island at 5.22am, while on the mainland a gust of 107 kph was recorded at Minlaton Airport at 1.05pm. Other places which recorded gusts of 90 kph and above include Port Pirie, Cultana, Cummins and Cape Borda. She said the expected sea level peaks were similar heights to an event in May 2016 which caused damage along the coastline. "With these severe winds, we are also expecting large waves of 6m-9m this afternoon about exposed coasts, and these will abate during Tuesday," she said. In May 2016 historic jetties, including the heritage-listed Port Germain jetty on the Spencer Gulf, were damaged during severe weather. Other jetties damaged at the time included Moonta Bay, Henley Beach, Venus Bay, Port Rickaby and Elliston.
