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WATCH: Man sets himself on fire attempting to torch barbershop

WATCH: Man sets himself on fire attempting to torch barbershop
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A Kentucky man was caught on video attempting to torch a barbershop and in the process lit himself on fire.
 
According to ABC News, investigators in Madisonville said two suspected arsonists in a white Ford minivan targeted the business.
 

The video begins by showing a woman shattering a window.  A man then emerges from the minivan with what appears to be an unknown lit device.
 
The video shows the man hurling the lit device at the front of the building, but gets doused with a splash of the burning fluid.
 
As you can see in the video, the suspect runs off in a panic across the parking lot before tumbling onto a nearby lawn.
 
After a short time, the man returns into view and throws a flaming sock into the air.
 
The man returns to the vehicle and grabs another bottle of liquid and pours it out by the building's back door.
 
The man and woman flee the scene in the minivan.
 
The Madisonville Police Dpeartment released the video on their YouTube page hoping someone would be able to identify the suspects involved in the arson case.