{"id":1519541,"date":"2022-06-16T19:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T23:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519541"},"modified":"2022-06-16T19:19:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T23:19:07","slug":"would-be-utah-gas-thief-lights-himself-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-utah-gas-thief-lights-himself-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Would-Be Utah Gas Thief Lights Himself On Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwould-be-utah-gas-thief-lights-himself-on-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A would-be gas thief was forced to beat a heated retreat after he caught fire while trying to steal from a parked truck in Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>The thief was attempting to siphon gas from a box truck parked outside Summit Fire and Protection in Salt Lake City when he caught fire and was forced to run away from the truck, local NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/50423275\/thief-caught-on-camera-drilling-into-gas-tank--and-catching-on-fire\">KSL-TV<\/a> reported. The incident occurred in broad daylight Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video from the incident shows a man underneath the truck with a heavy-duty pickup truck alongside, its passenger door ajar. Suddenly, the would-be thief\u2019s shirt catches fire. He slides out from underneath the truck, runs across the parking lot, and rolls on the asphalt in an attempt to put out the fire. The suspect\u2019s accomplice then scoops him up and they drive off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why he\u2019s fleeing is that, if there were more gas in it than a gallon, this thing would have absolutely turned into a bomb,\u201d Travis Mills, branch manager of Summit, told KSL. \u201cIt\u2019s sad because times are tough for a lot of people, but it\u2019s not worth the $5 that he would have saved for the injury that the guy sustained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thief caught fire because he was trying to drill into the gas tank. \u201cThe guy tried to siphon gas out of it and he wasn\u2019t getting the siphon to work,\u201d Mills said. \u201cSo he decided to drill the gas tank, and that\u2019s when he caught on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mills told the outlet that the truck had already had its catalytic converter stolen and the gas had already been siphoned out of the truck. It is also not the first major burglary the company has had. Mills said that they have had multiple catalytic converters stolen, and a number of smash-and-grab thefts as well. The company had previously installed a $30,000 security system because of the thefts \u2014 but the cost of replacing the parts is not the only hardship for the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHorrendous expense,\u201d Mills said. \u201cWe have downtime with our guys, immediately. Oftentimes we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with it until we go to get in it, and now your gas is gone and it doesn\u2019t start.\u201d The trucks are out of commission until they can be repaired, which has been harder to do recently. \u201cWe\u2019re finding that gas tanks are hard to come by,\u201d Mills said.<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake Fire Marshals Division Chief Tony Allred said that drilling into a gas tank is very dangerous. Gasoline vapors are extremely flammable, and Allred said that heat put out by the drill, the drill bit, or even just static electricity could cause the gas to explode. \u201cIt\u2019s just extraordinarily dangerous for the person stealing the gas for a very low return,\u201d Allred said. \u201cUnfortunately, given the gas prices in the valley and nationwide, we are seeing an increase in gas thefts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This particular thief\u2019s efforts may have gone up in flames, but it is just the latest in a growing trend of sophisticated gas thefts across the country. The Daily Wire reported last week that thieves in Nevada have developed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/thieves-develop-sophisticated-way-to-steal-gas-as-prices-soar\">intricate system<\/a> of piping allowing them to steal thousands of gallons of fuel from pumps. In March, thieves in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/thieves-steal-almost-400-gallons-of-gas-from-nc-gas-station\">North Carolina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/police-arrest-thieves-who-stole-thousands-of-gallons-of-gas-from-florida-gas-stations\">Florida<\/a> stole hundreds of gallons of gas from stations in their states using devices that manipulate the internal systems of the pumps themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A would-be gas thief was forced to beat a heated retreat after he caught fire while trying to steal from a parked truck in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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