A man in his 20s was arrested at the US Capitol Visitor Center for carrying a torch and flare gun. Authorities noted that he ‘smelled like fuel’ during a security check

U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man at the visitors center who smelled like fuel and was carrying a torch and a flare gun, police said in a statement.

"Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center. The man smelled like fuel, had a torch and a flare gun," US Capitol Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter. The man also had two containers that, when opened by police, smelled like gasoline, a law enforcement official said.