A 74-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson after police said she set fire to a prized 1967 Ford Mustang in Hialeah and the incident was captured on surveillance video.
Mustang catches fire in broad daylight
Ingris Hernandez said the fire broke out just before noon near 20th Street and East First Avenue. Surveillance video shows smoke pouring from her husband’s Mustang as it burned behind the family’s gate.
“It was a complete surprise,” Hernandez said, adding that her dog first alerted her to the fire when it began barking.
Quick response prevented greater damage
Hernandez rushed outside when she saw the smoke on her cameras.
“When I looked out at the cameras, I saw smoke and I thought it was the car across the street and I came running. Firefighters were already getting there because a neighbor had called 911 and I hurried to the side of the house with a garden hose and put the fire out,” Hernandez said…