A suspected fuel thief in Utah was captured on surveillance video catching himself on hearth after allegedly utilizing a drill in an try and siphon fuel from a truck.

The alleged heist and its fiery conclusion performed out within the car parking zone of Summit Fireplace and Safety, Salt Lake Metropolis NBC affiliate KSL-TV reported Tuesday morning. The incident follows different stories throughout the nation of individuals hatching extraordinary schemes to siphon fuel amid record-high gasoline costs.

Beforehand, Summit Fireplace and Safety, an organization that sells hearth security services, had already been focused after one in all its truck's had its fuel siphoned and its catalytic converter stolen, stories KSL-TV.

One other alleged thief tried to steal fuel from the corporate's truck Saturday morning, utilizing a drill on the car's tank after the siphon would not work, the corporate's department supervisor Travis Mills informed the station.

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An alleged thief was captured on surveillance video setting themselves on hearth after drilling a gap right into a truck to siphon fuel. A fuel pump is pictured at a Chevron fuel station on June 9, 2022, in Houston, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs

Surveillance video of the incident exhibits flames close to the rear of the truck earlier than a person together with his shirt on hearth fled the car, dropping to roll on the car parking zone to cease the blaze. With the hearth extinguished, a pickup truck arrived for the person, in line with the station.

"The rationale why he is fleeing is that, if there have been extra fuel in it than a gallon, this factor would have completely was a bomb," Mills informed the station. "It is unhappy as a result of instances are robust for lots of people, nevertheless it's not well worth the $5 that he would have saved for the harm that the man sustained."

The typical value for a gallon of fuel within the U.S. is presently over $5 a gallon, in line with the American Car Affiliation, with Utah close to the nationwide common.

With fuel costs excessive, alleged thieves have taken on extra dangers to get the more and more helpful gasoline. The American Affiliation of Poison Management Facilities earlier this spring warned would-be thieves of the chance of poisoning from siphoning fuel.

In Florida, a gaggle of alleged gasoline thieves used a "selfmade gadget" to steal $60,000 value of gasoline. A fuel station in Houston reported thieves stealing greater than 1,000 gallons of gasoline from underground storage tanks over the course of three days.

"Sadly, given the fuel costs within the valley and nationwide, we're seeing a rise in fuel thefts," Tony Allred, division chief of the Salt Lake Metropolis hearth marshal, informed KSL-TV.

He described drilling right into a tank as "terribly harmful," saying it might trigger an explosion for a "for a really low return."

Authorities haven't recognized the suspect or costs.

Newsweek reached out to the Workplace of the Fireplace Marshal for remark.