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Three men trying to steal fuel from a New Zealand farm on Monday ended up setting fire to their own car. Police said the trio had siphoned diesel into a petrol-driven vehicle. When their car would not start, they examined the fuel pipe using a cigarette lighter.
One click, a boom and the car burst into flames.
"It wasn't a major whodunnit," senior sergeant Ross Gilbert told Reuters, from this small North Island town, about 230 km (143 miles) northeast of Wellington. "Fortunately for them, there is no criminal charge for stupidity."
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One click, a boom and the car burst into flames.
"It wasn't a major whodunnit," senior sergeant Ross Gilbert told Reuters, from this small North Island town, about 230 km (143 miles) northeast of Wellington. "Fortunately for them, there is no criminal charge for stupidity."
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