A store clerk suffered severe burns after an alleged shoplifter poured kerosene on him in an El Sobrante shop and set him on fire, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff and the man's wife.
Horrific surveillance footage has revealed the moment a heroic store clerk was set ablaze by a homeless thug as he tried to stop him from stealing from his work place.
Suraj the store clerk who declined to reveal his last name out of fear of being targeted again is seen on video tussling with Kendall Burton before he doused Suraj's head in lighter fluid on Sept. 22 at the Appian Food and Liquor in El Sobrante.