Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Two Men Get Instant Dose Of Karma While Trying To Set Immigration Center On Fire

screenshots of arsonists from Ring video
Ring.com

A Ring camera captured video of the suspects accidentally setting themselves on fire while trying to light the California immigration services building ablaze.

Two men accidentally set themselves on fire while trying to light a California immigration services building ablaze, according to a Ring surveillance camera video of the incident.

The footage taken Monday, January 2, shows two men dressed in black with masks covering their faces and walking up to Servicio de Inmigracion in Bakersfield, California. The men poured accelerant on the side of the building and in the parking lot.


As one of the men continued to spread the fuel around the site, the second squatted over a puddle of accelerant and attempted to light it ablaze. The fire ignited quickly and one of the legs of the man's jeans caught fire.

He sprinted away, as did his partner in crime who was also set ablaze. One of the men can be heard screaming as they fled.

Firefighters doused the flames about 10 minutes later.

You can see what happened in the video below.

Max Solorzano owns the private business he says helps customers through the immigration process and provides them assistance paying their income taxes.

The motive for the attack is unclear.

While the suspects are currently not in custody, a worker said they dropped their phones at the scene of the crime and they are in the hands of the local authorities.

Andrew Freeman—the captain of the Kern County Fire Department (KCFD)—said the footage "is quite dramatic, and we hope that these individuals are identified quickly."

While many condemned the attack, they also couldn't help but mock the men for the way they'd botched their own plan.




Smoke from the fire did get into the building and some of Servicio de Inmigracion’s property, including a large industrial fan, was destroyed.

The business has closed until further notice and started a GoFundMe campaign to cover the damages.

As of this writing, the campaign has exceeded its $15,000 goal.

More from Trending

Elon Musk; Joyce Carol Oates
Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images; Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images

Elon Musk Rages After Author Joyce Carol Oates Calls Him 'Uneducated' And 'Uncultured' In Epic Takedown

You'd have to be a "chronically online" user of X, aka Twitter, to know just how prolific a tweeter author Joyce Carol Oates is, but to those who are, her takedowns have become legendary.

And recently, the 87-year-old award-winning writer set her sights on the owner of X himself, Elon Musk. And the gazillionaire babyman is FURIOUS about it.

Keep ReadingShow less
Sydney Sweeney channels boxer Christy Martin
Black Bear Pictures

Sydney Sweeney Speaks Out After 'Christy' Biopic Has One Of Worst Box Office Openings Of All Time

Sydney Sweeney can land a punch, but maybe not at the box office. Her latest film, Christy, a biopic about trailblazing boxer Christy Martin, landed a hard blow but barely connected with the audience, opening to a paltry $1.3 million.

That’s not just a loss; it’s a technical knockout in the “worst wide release openings ever” category, according to Box Office Mojo. For films debuting in over 2,000 theaters, Christy ranks at No. 12 overall and No. 9 when excluding rereleases.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump
Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images

The White House Swiftly Slammed After Boasting That Trump Is 'The Man Who Does It All'

The White House was mocked online after sharing a screenshot to boast that President Trump is "the man who does it all" after he provided some NFL commentary alongside Fox broadcasters during a Washington Commanders game on Sunday.

At no point did the White House note that Trump was booed by spectators multiple times during his appearance, including when he was introduced at halftime by the stadium announcer.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Manny Chavez
@TheTNHoller/X

Teen Breaks Down In Tears While Pleading With City Council To Do Something About ICE Raids

16-year-old Manny Chavez broke down in tears during a Hillsboro City Council meeting on Tuesday as he decried President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and the ICE raids that have made him fear his own safety and that of his parents despite all of them being U.S. citizens.

Hillsboro, a Portland, Oregon, suburb with a significant Latino population, has been rocked by ICE raids; the Washington County Board of Commissioners last week declared a state of emergency in response to ICE activity.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from The Wall Street Journal's interview with Aaron Paul
@wsj/Instagram

Aaron Paul Reveals Daughter's Heartbreaking Response After He Vowed Not To Use His Phone Around Her

If we're honest with ourselves, most of us realize we spend too much time on these small computers that we take everywhere we go. Between social media and gaming options, it's safe to say a lot of people are addicted to the constant spikes of dopamine available at the swipe of a finger.

But what we don't talk about enough is the impact that this is likely having on our children, especially Gen Alpha kids, who are the first to be raised entirely in a screen-dependent and social-media-crazed world.

Keep ReadingShow less