PORTLAND, Ore. – Police in Portland, Oregon are searching for a man who was caught on video Monday morning trying to siphon gas from a U-Haul truck and setting himself on fire in the process.
Security guards discovered the truck and van engulfed in flames about 7 a.m. and called 911, police said. Portland Fire and Rescue quickly put out the flames, but there were no suspects in the area.
The incident was captured on surveillance video from a nearby store.
The footage shows a van pulled up next to the truck when flames suddenly ignite between the two vehicles. A man is then seen running away with his pants on fire.
Watch the video above.
Fire officials said the man was using a homemade siphoning hose to offload gasoline from the truck to a canister in his van. Something went wrong and a fire ignited, according to investigators.
If you smell something burning this morning...Portland Fire just put out this van and Uhaul, which we’re fully involved. The fire investigator is on scene at SE 2nd and Belmont. #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/05UNxek4N2
— Elise Haas (@EliseKOIN) November 19, 2018
"Something ignited that gasoline caught fire. We don't believe this is what the individual intended," Portland Fire Lieutenant Rich Chatman told KOIN. "We assume he'll probably be needing some kind of medical care for those burns."
Authorities are working to identify and locate the suspect.