2 sought after attempting to dump car in Miami canal before torching it, MDSO says

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify two men who allegedly set a vehicle on fire after they could not push it into a Miami canal earlier this month, authorities said.

Detectives said it happened on Sept. 12, shortly after 6:30 a.m., in the 1000 block of S. Biscayne River Dr.

Surveillance video shows the men, aged around 18-25 years old, getting gasoline from a nearby Sunoco station before the fire and then fleeing after setting the vehicle on fire, authorities said.

Fire determined to be arson

According to investigators, deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene, where firefighters extinguished the flames and determined the blaze had been intentionally set…

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