This is the moment a street row escalated - and a man threw liquid over a car before it was set alight.<br /><br />CCTV captured by a shocked homeowner shows two men walking towards a car - which locals say one of them owns.<br /><br />The other man is holding a jerry can and appears to throw liquid over the vehicle before setting it alight.<br /><br />The man with the can then punches the alleged owner, knocking him to the floor, and quickly walks away - leaving the car engulfed in flames.<br /><br />Locals said the incident, in Walton Street in Leicester, came after two men got into a row in a nearby restaurant, on March 8.<br /><br />Police and firefighters were called to the scene. <br /><br />No arrests have been made and police are appealing for information.<br /><br />A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "Police were called to Walton Street in Leicester shortly before 2pm on Wednesday (8 March) following a report that a car was alight.<br /><br />"It was established that the fire had been started deliberately. <br /><br />"While attending, officers identified and spoke to the car’s owner, who was not inside the vehicle at the time. <br /><br />"Enquiries are continuing.<br /><br />"No arrests have been made and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call 101, quoting incident 299 of 8 March."
