A man in northern China lit catkin flowers on fire, setting vehicles and flats alight.

In the video, shot in the city of Handan in Hebei Province on March 28, a man took a lighter out of his pocket and lit the catkins on the ground.

The man then tried to use a broom to put out the fire after he saw it spread in the wind, but failed.

Another clip shows black smoke rising into the air from the two cars and a flat engulfed in flames.

According to reports, the man named Suo felt the catkins were annoying, so he lit them with a lighter.

Two cars were left burnt and several flats were damaged in different degrees.

Suo was arrested and the case is in further investigation reports said.

3月28日12时许，河北省邯郸市邯山区罗城头一号院内火光冲天，两台车及一间单元房着火并引发爆炸，消防人员先期进行处置，并怀疑人为纵火。
接到报警的邯山区公安分局刑警一中队迅速赶到现场，通过现场勘查分析，确定该火灾系人为引发。由于事发现场围观群众较多，办案民警迅速展开调查走访，寻找目击证人，固定作案证据，最终确定小区居民索某某有重大作案嫌疑。
原来，春季到来以后柳絮飘散，索某某觉得小区院落叶及柳絮太多，便用打火机引燃柳絮焚烧，不想风助火势，柳絮迅速爆燃并快速扩散，索某某扑打无效，最终引燃了院内停放的两辆私家车辆及一间单元房，并引发爆炸，导致两辆私家车报废，多间单元房不同程度受损。

目前，犯罪嫌疑人索某某因涉嫌放火罪被依法处理，案件正在进一步办理中。
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