An up-state New York man was caught allegedly stealing gasoline using a siphon hose. He might have gotten away with it, if he hadn’t accidentally set himself on fire.

The sheriff’s department says he was transferring the fuel from the truck to a gas can when he used a lighter to see how full the container had become. That sparked a fire that caused minor burns to his face and hands. The fire spread to a nearby forklift, which was destroyed in the blaze.