WIMAUMA, FL -- Hillsborough deputies are releasing surveillance video that shows a man appearing to set a porch on fire with a homemade firebomb.
The sheriff's office says that early Thursday morning (23rd). the man placed an "unknown substance" with a paper wick and set it on fire. It caused a small explosion at the home on the 16000 block of Carlton Lake Road in Wimauma, near Tampa. The man is seen running off. A neighbor saw the fire and alerted the resident.
If reported through Crime Stoppers, the tip could be eligible for a reward.
See video below, courtesy Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office