The WSATI "carbeque" sets cars on fire for study

The Long Beach Fire Department Captain David Rosa Regional Training Center hosted a seminar Thursday morning focused on car thefts and vehicle fires as the auto industry prepares for what could be an increase in vehicle arsons due to an economic downturn, organizers said.
Thursday’s event was meant show how fires spread through a car when it’s purposefully set ablaze and how they look and behave differently than accidental fires that might result from mechanical defects.
The event was capped by a “carbeque” where LBFD personnel used road flares and a flame thrower to set two cars on fire.