New Mexico arsonist sets himself on fire while torching his ex's home

A man set himself on fire while trying to torch his ex-girlfriend's home while she and her four children were inside, according to police.

Artemio Sanchez-Ortega, 46, is accused of pouring gasoline all over his ex's Albuquerque home on May 24 and lighting a match, destroying the two vehicles in her driveway.

A neighbor's security footage shows the arsonist pouring the liquid before the flames explode as he is jumping over the fence, trying to flee the scene.

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