VIDEO: Shocking moment man pours petrol on floor of filling station and sets fire to it

Footage has emerged of a man deliberately spilling petrol at a filling station, before setting it on fire and burning his own face.

CCTV footage released by police shows the man walking towards the pump at the BP garage in London’s Greenwhich area, on the morning of September 30.

He then squirts petrol on the floor and sets the fuel alight.

After witnessing the arson take place, a passerby ran to put the blaze out using a fire extinguisher.

Police are now trying to trace the man.

Detective Constable, Karl Buckwell, said: “This was an incredibly dangerous and reckless thing to do – there were cars and people filling up in the petrol station. The petrol station is surrounded by flats and is located on a very busy road.

“We believe that the person seen setting the fire in the footage would have been caught in it and may have burnt his eyebrows as well as his hair.

“Anyone who knows his identity should get in touch with police as soon as possible.”