May 2020 North Minneapolis arson attack (nonfiction)

Still image from video camera showing the May 2020 North Minneapolis arson attack.

The May 2020 North Minneapolis arson attack was an act of arson in North Minneapolis in which the perpetrators used a flame wand to set fire a bale of recycled materials on the evening of Thursday, May 13, 2020.

News reports

Police in Minneapolis are hunting an arsonist who is armed with a "flame-thrower."

The public appeal was issued Friday afternoon, following an incident Thursday evening in which bale of packaged, recycled materials was set alight on Irving Avenue North.

The culprit was using a "hand-held, garden style torch" to set fire to the bale, which ultimately cost Pioneer Paper $10,000 in damages.

"Earlier, three white, adult males in their 20’s or early 30’s, one of whom was seen carrying a garden style torch, were observed near 1 ½ Ave N and Oliver Ave N walking in the direction of Pioneer Paper," police said.

Police have issued a video showing the incident and examples of the product used to start the fire, which they say is similar to the wand "for a pressure washer."

• Police: Arsonist with 'flame-thrower' on the loose in Minneapolis @ bringmethenews.com by Adam Uren (updated May 15, 2020)

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• New Minneapolis, Canada

External links

• Police: Arsonist with 'flame-thrower' on the loose in Minneapolis @ bringmethenews.com by Adam Uren (updated May 15, 2020)