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A Bushfire Arsonist Explains Why He Lit More Than 50 Fires

The first episode in our new animated series "Off The Record" explores the sadness behind compulsive fire lighting.
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In Off The Record, VICE takes anonymous confessional phone calls from people wanting to tell their story. The results are uplifting, moving, strange, and thought provoking. Meet the Bushfire Arsonist, an Australian caller who started lighting fires as a 16-year-old when he was volunteering for the fire brigade.