Latest fromArson

Watch: Bumbling arsonist strips naked after setting pants on fire in Xmas Day attack
An would-be arsonist got a dose of instant karma in an attack that backfired.

Instant karma: Arsonist sets pants on fire during Xmas Day attack
A suspected arsonist was forced to strip off after setting his pants on fire during a Christmas morning attack on a Melbourne shop that backfired. Video / Victoria Police

Suspicious fire guts Hastings tyre shop in early-morning blaze
Firefighters left around 6.30am after extinguishing the blaze.

'Zero tolerance': Aussie PM condemns masked arsonists after fire engulfs Melbourne synagogue
Melbourne synagogue gutted by fire; police hunt masked arsonists.

'Total invasion': Woman pawned arson-hit couple's stolen sentimental items
The couple were away visiting a close relative with cancer when burglars struck.

Man arrested over one of three suspicious fires at block of flats
The man was not charged over the fire that injured the 82-year-old man.

Police seek barefoot man on bicycle after 82yo critically injured in fire
The fire is the third suspicious blaze at the property in the space of a month.

'Should I kill him now?': Drunk man burns down ex's home, threatens new partner
The judge wasn't impressed with a request for a 70% discount saying it was 'unrealistic'.

Photos from inside gutted Auckland mosque show scale of damage
Police have security footage of a man allegedly breaking in and setting a mosque alight.

'It broke me and our kids': Jealous ex burns down home of partner, children
Sean Anthony Carroll's arson caused around $550,000 in damage.

Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression
Jimmy Heremaia is being held at his own request in the segregation unit of a prison.

Man with garden hose stops arson flames consuming home
'His quick thinking with the hose probably saved that house.'

'Loss of emotional control': Jilted lover set ex's home on fire
Judge Lawson: The intentional damage shows a pattern of behaviour towards former partners.

Dirt bike rider seen with incendiary device outside Gisborne Police Station
The rider dropped the device and fled upon being spotted by police.

Man charged with arson after cars set alight near Auckland Domain
Police said it was fortunate no one was seriously injured.

Police investigating suspicious car fires
Police are investigating several suspicious vehicle fires in central Auckland in recent days and are seeking the public's help. Video / Hayden Woodward

'Why us?': Family's car fire latest in a spate of suspected arsons
Another Tikipunga family's lives have been turned upside down after blaze.

'I’ve done nothing wrong': Kiwi's cafe deliberately ‘firebombed’ in Aussie attack
“I’ve done nothing wrong and all of a sudden it’s up in flames.”

Aussie brothers set fire to home while residents slept
The two men were jailed for the arson attack.

Three charged with murder of Sidney Ross Bridson nearly a year after housefire
The men are due to appear in the New Plymouth District Court later today.

Police make an arrest in Tikipunga house fire fatality
Further charges are possible against the man.