a gang of at least three people poured gasoline on a car that stopped to fill up at california gas station early on saturday morning and set the vehicle on fire . the driver of the car , who has not been identified , said he got into an argument with the suspects while he was pumping gas at a 76 station in south los angeles around 12:15 am on saturday . the group covered his white dodge charger in gasoline and lit it ablaze while there were two passengers inside . scroll down for video . firefight : at least three people poured gasoline on a car and lit it on fire at a south los angeles gas station . explosive situation : group covered the white dodge charger and lit it while there were two passengers inside . burnt out : the passengers and the driver were not hurt during the incident but the car was completely ruined . the man 's grandmother said the fire was lit after the suspects attempted to carjack her grandson , abc 7 reported . she said : ` he said he was pumping gas and some guys came up and asked for the car . ` they pulled out a gun and he took off running . bafetimbi gomis has been stepping up his recovery from a hamstring injury as the swansea city striker returned to france in a bid to get back playing as soon as possible . the french forward suffered the injury during the swans ' 1-1 premier league draw with everton earlier this month and has been using his spell on the sidelines to spend time with his family in lyon . scans revealed a grade two hamstring tear that should keep the 29-year-old out for between three and four weeks but gomis has been pleased with his progress during the first week of rehabilitation . swansea city striker bafetimbi gomis has been recovering from his hamstring injury in france . ` they took the -lsb- gas -rsb- tank and started spraying . ' long the domain of web sites and memes , the animated gif may soon be coming to a message near you . a new app makes creating the images simple on a smartphone - and lets you send them using facebook messenger . camoji is one of the first apps to take advantage of facebook 's decision to open up messenger , revealed at its recent f8 conference in san francisco . camoji allows people to add instagram style filters to their images before sharing them . gomis is put through his stretching exercises as he bids to play again in two to three weeks . gomis works on strengthening his muscle and has also been able to spend time with his family in lyon . the former lyon striker took to instagam on thursday to share pictures of his recovery as he was put through various muscle building exercises to strengthen the injury . ` working hard on my rehab to be in shape asap and at home with my family , it seems that things are going better , ' gomis wrote on instagram . ' i hope that i can go back on the field soon . after all the effort nothing is better than the comfort provided by my little dione . ' the frenchman will miss league trips to leicester and newcastle and the home game with stoke but hopes to return for the visit to arsenal on may 11 . swansea 's gomis unleashes a dangerous shot against everton but only manages to injure his hamstring . the gifs are created in the camoji app . once downloaded , users simply tap on the shutter icon to record an animated gif that is up to 2 seconds long . the frenchman is treated on the sidelines after leaving the field during swansea 's 1-1 draw with everton . gomis ' injury has come at the worst possible time as he was finding his best form in a swansea shirt after a difficult first season at the liberty stadium . the 29-year-old spent the first half of the campaign in wilfried bony 's shadow and appeared to be agitating for a move until the ivorian was sold to manchester city in january for an initial # 25million fee . but gomis , who joined from lyon on a free transfer last summer , has since settled at swansea and had scored four goals in seven games before being injured against everton . no one was injured during the fire , but the car 's entire front end was torched , according to nbc los angeles . the los angeles county fire department is investigating the incident as an arson and the suspects remain at large . surveillance video of the incident is being used in the investigation . heated argument : before the fire , which occurred at 12:15 am on saturday , the suspects tried to carjack the man . hot case : the los angeles county fire department is investigating the incident at the la 76 station as an arson . they can then add filters and other effects - similar to instagram . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger , where gifs animate inline in the conversation . the gifs are created in the camoji app . people that have camoji installed see a reply button that launches camoji right from the messenger conversation so they can quickly record and send a gif of their own . this type of back and forth is exactly what makes the entire experience beautiful and seamless . ` app discovery is a major challenge for developers , ' said carlos whitt , camoji ceo . ` messenger is opening the door for developers to create innovative new ways for people to connect and express themselves without having to reinvent the social plumbing . ` this is a monumental development . ' ` we 're excited to have worked with the messenger team to help people share by easily capturing moments and sharing them seamlessly within messenger , ' said austin broyles , camoji co-founder . ` we feel our integration is truly unique and innovative . ' this is the first time the world 's biggest social network has opened their messenger app to seamless integration with third parties , and this level of integration does not exist on other messenger apps . camoji had previously integrated with imessage and whatsapp , but those integrations lacked a way for recipients to easily download camoji or launch it from a conversation to reply with another gif . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger . earlier this month facebook opened up its messenger service for developers to create apps and for consumers to communicate directly with retailers , in the social media network 's latest effort to expand its reach . the firm hopes to transform facebook 's messaging service into one that operates independently of the company 's social media network , effectively pitting it against traditional email . it even revealed it will allow smart devices such as doors and home appliances to use the platform . it comes as it faces intensifying competition from twitter and google , as well as from fast-growing messaging apps such as snapchat and wechat . facebook unveiled the new features at its annual developer conference in san francisco , for the first time allowing developers to create apps that function inside the messenger app , which has more than 600 million users . forty different apps will be available on messenger in the coming days , allowing users of the service to send each other sports clips and animations , facebook said . users can add text and other effects to their gifs before posting them . another feature will allow consumers to use messenger to send a text message to make a restaurant reservation or to receive a notification that a product purchased online has shipped . ` one of the fastest growing and most important members of our family is messenger , ' said mr zuckerberg . ` facebook used to be this single blue app and it did a lot of different things , now facebook is a family of apps , ' he said . ` moving from being a single service to a family of apps is the biggest shift we 've made in our strategy in helping connect people . ' the messenger platform was also launched , allowing developers to build new services into the app , which is used by 600 million users each month . mr zuckerberg said it would give users ` more tools for expression ' .
gang of at least three poured gasoline on a car at south la gas station . before the fire was started , the gang attempted to rob the driver of his car . two people were inside white dodge charger when it went up in flames . no one was hurt and la fire department is investigating crime as arson .
swans ' 1-1 premier league draw with everton earlier this month and has been using his spell on the sidelines to spend time with his family in lyon . scans revealed a grade two hamstring tear that should keep the 29-year-old out for between three and four weeks but gomis has been pleased with his progress during the first week of rehabilitation . swansea city striker bafetimbi gomis has been recovering from his hamstring injury in france . ` they took the -lsb- gas -rsb- tank and started spraying . ' long the domain of web sites and memes , the animated gif may soon be coming to a message near you . a new app makes creating the images simple on a smartphone - and lets you send them using facebook messenger . camoji is one of the first apps to take advantage of facebook 's decision to open up messenger , revealed at its recent f8 conference in san francisco . camoji allows people to add instagram style filters to their images before sharing them . gomis is put through his stretching exercises as he bids to play again in two to three weeks . gomis works on strengthening his muscle and has also been able to spend time with his family in lyon . the former lyon striker took to instagam on thursday to share pictures of his recovery as he was put through various muscle building exercises to strengthen the injury . ` working hard on my rehab to be in shape during the fire , but the car 's entire front end was torched , according to nbc los angeles . the los angeles county fire department is investigating the incident as an arson and the suspects remain at large . surveillance video of the incident is being used in the investigation . heated argument : before the fire , which occurred at 12:15 am on saturday , the suspects tried to carjack the man . hot case : the los angeles county fire department is investigating the incident at the la 76 station as an arson . they can then add filters and other effects - similar to instagram . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger , where gifs animate inline in the conversation . the gifs are created in the camoji app . people that have camoji installed see a reply button that launches camoji right from the messenger conversation so they can quickly record and send a gif of their own . this type of back and forth is exactly what makes the entire experience beautiful and seamless . ` app discovery is a major challenge for developers , ' said carlos whitt , camoji ceo . ` messenger is opening the door for developers to create innovative new ways for people to connect and express themselves without having to reinvent the social plumbing . ` this is a monumental development . ' ` we 're excited to have worked with the messenger team to help people share by easily capturing moments and sharing them seamlessly within messenger , ' said austin broyles , camoji co-founder . ` we feel our integration is truly unique and innovative . ' this is the first time the world 's biggest social network has opened their messenger app to seamless integration with third parties , and this level of integration does not exist on other messenger apps . camoji had previously integrated with imessage and whatsapp , but those integrations lacked a way for recipients to easily download camoji or launch it from a conversation to reply with another gif . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger . earlier this month facebook opened up its messenger service for developers to create apps and for consumers to communicate directly with retailers , in the social media network 's latest effort to expand its reach . the firm hopes to transform facebook 's messaging service into one that operates independently of the company 's social media network , effectively pitting it against traditional email . it even revealed it will allow smart devices such as doors and home appliances to use the platform . it comes as it faces intensifying competition from twitter and google , as well as from fast-growing messaging apps such as snapchat and wechat . facebook unveiled the new features at its annual developer conference in san francisco , for the first time allowing developers to create apps that function inside the messenger app , which has more than 600 million users . forty different apps will be available on messenger in the coming days , allowing users of the service to send each other sports clips and animations , facebook said . users can add text and other effects to their gifs before posting them . another feature will allow consumers to use messenger to send a text message to make a restaurant reservation or to receive a notification that a product purchased online has shipped . ` one of the fastest growing and most important members of our family is messenger , ' said mr zuckerberg . ` facebook used to be this single blue app and it did a lot of different things , now facebook is a family of apps , ' he said . ` moving from being a single service to a family of apps is the biggest shift we 've made in our strategy in helping connect people . ' the messenger platform was also launched , allowing developers to build new services into the app , which is used by 600 million users each month . mr zuckerberg said it would give users ` more tools for expression ' .
dodge charger and lit it while there were two passengers inside . burnt out : the passengers and the driver were not hurt during the incident but the car was completely ruined . the man 's grandmother said the fire was lit after the suspects attempted to carjack her grandson , abc 7 reported . she said : ` he said he was pumping gas and some guys came up and asked for the car . ` they pulled out a gun and he took off running . bafetimbi gomis has been stepping up his recovery from a hamstring injury as the swansea city striker returned to france in a bid to get back playing as soon as possible . the french forward suffered the injury during the swans ' 1-1 premier league draw with everton earlier this month and has been using his spell on the sidelines to spend time with his family in lyon . scans revealed a grade two hamstring tear that should keep the 29-year-old out for between three and four weeks but gomis has been pleased with his progress during the first week of rehabilitation . swansea city striker bafetimbi gomis has been recovering from his hamstring injury in france . ` they took the -lsb- gas -rsb- tank and started spraying . ' long the domain of web sites and memes , the animated gif may soon be coming to a message near you . a new app makes creating the images simple on a smartphone - and lets you send them using facebook messenger . camoji is one of the first apps to take advantage of facebook 's decision to open up messenger , revealed at its recent f8 conference in san francisco . camoji allows people to add instagram style filters to their images before sharing them . gomis is put through his stretching exercises as he bids to play again in two to three weeks . gomis works on strengthening his muscle and has also been able to spend time with his family in lyon . the former lyon striker took to instagam on thursday to share pictures of his recovery as he was put through various muscle building exercises to strengthen the injury . ` working hard on my rehab to be in shape messenger , where gifs animate inline in the conversation . the gifs are created in the camoji app . people that have camoji installed see a reply button that launches camoji right from the messenger conversation so they can quickly record and send a gif of their own . this type of back and forth is exactly what makes the entire experience beautiful and seamless . ` app discovery is a major challenge for developers , ' said carlos whitt , camoji ceo . ` messenger is opening the door for developers to create innovative new ways for people to connect and express themselves without having to reinvent the social plumbing . ` this is a monumental development . ' ` we 're excited to have worked with the messenger team to help people share by easily capturing moments and sharing them seamlessly within messenger , ' said austin broyles , camoji co-founder . ` we feel our integration is truly unique and innovative . ' this is the first time the world 's biggest social network has opened their messenger app to seamless integration with third parties , and this level of integration does not exist on other messenger apps . camoji had previously integrated with imessage and whatsapp , but those integrations lacked a way for recipients to easily download camoji or launch it from a conversation to reply with another gif . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger . earlier this month facebook opened up its messenger service for developers to create apps and for consumers to communicate directly with retailers , in the social media network 's latest effort to expand its reach . the firm hopes to transform facebook 's messaging service into one that operates independently of the company 's social media network , effectively pitting it against traditional email . it even revealed it will allow smart devices such as doors and home appliances to use the platform . it comes as it faces intensifying competition from twitter and google , as well as from fast-growing messaging apps such as snapchat and wechat . facebook unveiled the new features at its annual developer conference in san francisco , for the first time allowing developers to create apps that function inside the messenger app , which has more than 600 million users . forty different apps will be available on messenger in the coming days , allowing users of the service to send each other sports clips and animations , facebook said . users can add text and other effects to their gifs before posting them . another feature will allow consumers to use messenger to send a text message to make a restaurant reservation or to receive a notification that a product purchased online has shipped . ` one of the fastest growing and most important members of our family is messenger , ' said mr zuckerberg . ` facebook used to be this single blue app and it did a lot of different things , now facebook is a family of apps , ' he said . ` moving from being a single service to a family of apps is the biggest shift we 've made in our strategy in helping connect people . ' the messenger platform was also launched , allowing developers to build new services into the app , which is used by 600 million users each month . mr zuckerberg said it would give users ` more tools for expression ' .
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during the fire , but the car 's entire front end was torched , according to nbc los angeles . the los angeles county fire department is investigating the incident as an arson and the suspects remain at large . surveillance video of the incident is being used in the investigation . heated argument : before the fire , which occurred at 12:15 am on saturday , the suspects tried to carjack the man . hot case : the los angeles county fire department is investigating the incident at the la 76 station as an arson . they can then add filters and other effects - similar to instagram . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger , where gifs animate inline in the conversation . the gifs are created in the camoji app . people that have camoji installed see a reply button that launches camoji right from the messenger conversation so they can quickly record and send a gif of their own . this type of back and forth is exactly what makes the entire experience beautiful and seamless . ` app discovery is a major challenge for developers , ' said carlos whitt , camoji ceo . ` messenger is opening the door for developers to create innovative new ways for people to connect and express themselves without having to reinvent the social plumbing . ` this is a monumental development . ' ` we 're excited to have worked with the messenger team to help people share by easily capturing moments and sharing them seamlessly within messenger , ' said austin broyles , camoji co-founder . ` we feel our integration is truly unique and innovative . ' this is the first time the world 's biggest social network has opened their messenger app to seamless integration with third parties , and this level of integration does not exist on other messenger apps . camoji had previously integrated with imessage and whatsapp , but those integrations lacked a way for recipients to easily download camoji or launch it from a conversation to reply with another gif . camoji lets you record a gif with unique filters and text and share it to your friends on messenger . earlier this month facebook opened up its messenger service for developers to create apps and for consumers to communicate directly with retailers , in the social media network 's latest effort to expand its reach . the firm hopes to transform facebook 's messaging service into one that operates independently of the company 's social media network , effectively pitting it against traditional email . it even revealed it will allow smart devices such as doors and home appliances to use the platform . it comes as it faces intensifying competition from twitter and google , as well as from fast-growing messaging apps such as snapchat and wechat . facebook unveiled the new features at its annual developer conference in san francisco , for the first time allowing developers to create apps that function inside the messenger app , which has more than 600 million users . forty different apps will be available on messenger in the coming days , allowing users of the service to send each other sports clips and animations , facebook said . users can add text and other effects to their gifs before posting them . another feature will allow consumers to use messenger to send a text message to make a restaurant reservation or to receive a notification that a product purchased online has shipped . ` one of the fastest growing and most important members of our family is messenger , ' said mr zuckerberg . ` facebook used to be this single blue app and it did a lot of different things , now facebook is a family of apps , ' he said . ` moving from being a single service to a family of apps is the biggest shift we 've made in our strategy in helping connect people . ' the messenger platform was also launched , allowing developers to build new services into the app , which is used by 600 million users each month . mr zuckerberg said it would give users ` more tools for expression ' .
 The Los Angeles County Fire Department is investigating an arson incident that occurred at a gas station in La Puente. Surveillance video shows a suspect attempting to carjack a man before setting fire to the front of the gas station. The suspect remains at large, and authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying them.