Helicopter Airlifts Man -national mall fire Man sets himself on fire National Mall: Washington DC Man sets himself on fire self-immolation Man sets himself on fire National Mall: Washington DC Man sets himself on fire self-immolation | WASHINGTON, DC - 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. First witnesses reports of seeing a man set himself on fire on the National Mall came in around 4:20 Friday afternoon. DC Fire reports via Twitter the man is conscious and breathing and he has "severe burns to body, treated & transported to trauma center via USPP Eagle, priority 1 #DCFD" From Twitter: @DCFDRescue3: Male set himself on fire @ 7th Street and Madison Drive N.W. Paramedics transported him to the hospital. There are a couple of photos already posted on Twitter from spectators that were on the Mall at the time. They show a medical helicopter and ambulance leaving the scene apparently taking the man for treatment. national mall fire,Worthynewscasts,National Mall (Protected Site),Burning,Fire,DC fire,National Mall Man,Man on Fire,Denzel Washington (Theater Actor),Self-immolation,Self-mutilation,M­­utilation,DC Fire man,Man DC fire,gasoline fire,lit,gasoline,self,flame,washington fire,capitol hill fire,shutdown fire,crazy man lights fire,crazy man lights self on fire,DC crazy man lights self on fire,"Washington, D.C. (City/Town/Village)"national mall fire,Worthynewscasts,National Mall (Protected Site),Burning,Fire,DC fire,National Mall Man,Man on Fire,Denzel Washington (Theater Actor),Self-immolation,Self-mutilation,M­­utilation,DC Fire man,Man DC fire,gasoline fire,lit,gasoline,self,flame,washington fire,capitol hill fire,shutdown fire,crazy man lights fire,crazy man lights self on fire,DC crazy man lights self on fire,"Washington, D.C. (City/Town/Village)" national mall fire,Worthynewscasts,National Mall (Protected Site),Burning,Fire,DC fire,National Mall Man,Man on Fire,Denzel Washington (Theater Actor),Self-immolation,Self-mutilation,M­­utilation,DC Fire man,Man DC fire,gasoline fire,lit,gasoline,self,flame,washington fire,capitol hill fire,shutdown fire,crazy man lights fire,crazy man lights self on fire,DC crazy man lights self on fire,"Washington, D.C. (City/Town/Village)"

• published: 05 Oct 2013
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