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Man
Sets Himself On Fire On National Mall, Near White House
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October, 2013
Yesterday
it was a shooting at a runaway mom driver that shut down the Capitol
area for hours. Today, while there have been no shootings in D.C.,
moments ago we just got news of a self-immolation in the middle of
the National Mall, where a man allegedly doused himself in gasoline
and set himself on fire, suffering life-threatening injuries
according to the DC Fire Department.
NBC
Washington reports
that "Passersby on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., ripped
off their shirts to help extinguish the flames after a man apparently
tried to set himself on fire Friday, witnesses and authorities said.
The man was conscious and breathing when he was flown by helicopter
to Washington Medical Center, D.C. police said. There was no
immediate report on his condition. The incident, which was reported
at 4:24 p.m. ET, occurred on Seventh Street Southwest near the
National Air and Space Museum, U.S. Park Police said. Witnesses told
several media organizations, including NBC Washington, that they saw
the man pour gasoline on himself from a red canister and then set
himself ablaze. Police said they couldn't confirm those reports.
Nearby joggers stopped and ripped off their shirts to smother the
flames, NBC Washington reported."
The
burned man was promptly carried off the Mall using a helicopter.
A fire official says a man has been flown to the hospital after setting himself on fire on the National Mall.
Fire crews responded Friday afternoon to a report of a man on fire at 7th and Madison streets. A witness says she saw a man dump a red canister of gasoline on his head and then set himself on fire.
D.C. Fire Department spokesman Tim Wilson says the man has life-threatening injuries.
His name and age weren't immediately known.
Sky
News confirms:
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