A three-wheeler burst into flames after two children lit the petrol that leaked onto the ground in southern China.

The CCTV video, filmed in the city of Liuzhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 2, shows a boy in a black shirt dipping something into the leaked petrol, lighting it and throwing it on the ground.

Then another boy in a white shirt picked it up and threw it to the leaked petrol around the three-wheeler, causing the vehicle to burst into flames.

The two boys ran away and nearby residents put out the fire. Two other scooters were also burnt down with the three-wheeler.

The three-wheeler owner has reported the incident to the police.