The clip has been posted on social media with the caption: "Man sets someone's car on fire with a jerry can and lighter, almost setting himself on fire in the process (Walthamstow).".
Footage shows the man holding a cigarette lighter and a jerry can approaching a vehicle on a residential street, in the early hours of Friday morning.
A VANDAL who set a parked car on fire has been filmed accidentally setting himself alight before appearing panic-stricken as he struggled to snuff the flames.
Within seconds the vehicle appears to burst into flames from the ignition site as a striking light overwhelms the footage.
Donning a hoodie and gloves, the unidentified male appears to pour liquid from a jerry can onto the rear window of a stationary car.
