Hamilton police have released security camera video of a car being torched on Mary Street last week.

In the video, a person can be seen standing near the passenger side door of the car, with something white lying on the hood.

Flames erupt just seconds later, quickly enveloping the car.

Firefighters showed up not long after and doused the flames.

The car fire marked the third violent incident on the street in just over five weeks.

On Boxing Day, someone fired bullets into 166 Mary Street, before jumping into a car and taking off. People were home, but no one was hurt.

Then on Jan. 11, someone shot up the house next door, at 164.

Again, no one was hurt.

Police say they're investigating the possibility that the incidents are linked.