Police are looking for a suspect who was caught on camera trying to burn down a Wakefield deli.

Police say the incident occurred Sunday morning when a man got into an argument with an overnight deli clerk. They say he threw a beer in the worker's face.

The store owner says the suspect, who was not a regular at the deli, told the clerk to "go back to your country."

Video shows the suspect carrying a flammable substance in one hand and a cigarette lighter in the other.

The store clerk was able to extinguish the flames before things got out of control. Neighboring shop owners learned Tuesday that the suspect also doused the flammable liquid outside neighboring shops before he lit the deli entrance on fire.

A building tenant says two families live upstairs in the affected building, with about 10 kids between both tenants.

Police are offering up to a $2,500 reward to catch the suspect.