Tow Truck Driver Narrowly Escapes Death in Deliberate Vehicle Fire

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Ontario police release footage of a tow truck driver narrowly escaping death after his vehicle was deliberately set on fire. The incident occurred in a parking lot in Richmond Hill. Two hooded figures were seen pouring flammable liquid on the trucks, causing one to fully ignite while the other was doused but did not ignite. The drivers managed to escape without injury.

In an appeal for the public's help, Ontario police have released some terrifying footage that shows the moment a local tow truck driver narrowly escaped death after his vehicle was deliberately set on fire.

The incident took place in a parking lot in Richmond Hill in the wee hours of Thursday, and is one ofshows two hooded figures emerge from a dark blue four-door sedan and sneak up to two white GMC tow trucks that were parked next to one another at a plaza near Major Mackenzie Drive East and Leslie Street. One of the suspects can then be seen pouring a bottle of flammable liquid onto the front of one vehicle (into the cowl panel specifically) while the other perp, who was also carrying a bottle, goes out of frame toward the other truck.that the one truck was fully engulfed in flames while the other one"was also doused in a liquid but did not ignite."As seen in the video, one driver was able to pull away before the fire spread, while the other managed to open his door and escape — somehow without injury — nearly 20 seconds after his truck was set aligh

Ontario Police Tow Truck Driver Vehicle Fire Escape Hooded Figures Flammable Liquid Richmond Hill

 

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