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17. Witness: Man apparently sets himself on fire on National Mall

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:47 PM

Oct 2013

Witness: Man apparently sets himself on fire on National Mall

Washington (CNN) -- Law enforcement and medical personnel rushed to Washington's National Mall on Friday afternoon to assist a man who reportedly set himself on fire.

Officer Hugh Carew, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department, said the initial report was the man was conscious and breathing. Carew could not confirm how the fire had started.

Adam Stifel saw part of the incident as he was running.

"I saw a man sitting in flames," Stifel told CNN. "He had already doused himself in gasoline, I believe."

Stifel said five or six people used their shirts to pat out the fire. He said he saw a red gasoline canister near the man.

The incident occurred near the National Air and Space Museum. The man was airlifted out to receive medical care.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/04/us/man-on-fire-national-mall-washington/index.html

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Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall [View all] Bosonic Oct 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author murielm99 Oct 2013 #2

Done. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #8

I am going to follow your lead and self-delete. n/t murielm99 Oct 2013 #11

That was disgusting. You should self-delete. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #5

Done. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #9

Thanks. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #12

Burning for the Buddha Wernothelpless Oct 2013 #3

I remeber this. Thank you. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #15

That's very apt. AngryOldDem Oct 2013 #24

What a horrible thing. It must be excruciating LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #4

I was thinking the same thing. tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #7

An additional link Tx4obama Oct 2013 #6

... " Just witnessed the craziest thing ever... a man set himself on fire and danced down the Mall." Tx4obama Oct 2013 #10

Two days in a row, desperate people are committing desperate acts in DC! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #13

I'm willing to cede mental illness in the case of the woman. AngryOldDem Oct 2013 #22

People are 840high Oct 2013 #37

Shut down raises the general stress level caseymoz Oct 2013 #40

That's why I'm particularly concerned about food banks. AngryOldDem Oct 2013 #50

Silly you to associate them without any evidence onenote Oct 2013 #25

So what part of my statement are you disputing? Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #45

I'm disputing the part of your statement onenote Oct 2013 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #48

What the hell is going on? Squinch Oct 2013 #14

Tea , any one???????? nt Cryptoad Oct 2013 #20

This is horrible. People are going crazy. Squinch Oct 2013 #23

More likely, people were already disturbed onenote Oct 2013 #26

Yes, i agree, but they are going off like a string of firecrackers. Squinch Oct 2013 #27

I doubt there's a measurable uptick in disturbed behavior onenote Oct 2013 #31

That's nice, dear. Squinch Oct 2013 #35

Maybe its some kinda new Brain-rot disease? Cryptoad Oct 2013 #29

DC is going to leave Florida in the dust. rug Oct 2013 #16

Thing is, it's usually people from outside the district... theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #30

Witness: Man apparently sets himself on fire on National Mall Tx4obama Oct 2013 #17

This is absolutely horrific. StrictlyRockers Oct 2013 #18

There seems to be an odd similarity between this and what Republicans are doing mindwalker_i Oct 2013 #19

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER IN D.C.!!! tavernier Oct 2013 #21

What the hell is going on?! meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #28

Sky falling much? onenote Oct 2013 #33

Sky's not falling for me meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #34

apparently the sky is falling for some people. magical thyme Oct 2013 #49

I don't have trouble with people picking up on a pattern onenote Oct 2013 #53

there is a saying in the military: magical thyme Oct 2013 #54

The origins of this go back to 1963 zeemike Oct 2013 #32

That's what I was thinking - especially since he was sitting down. Maraya1969 Oct 2013 #38

I thought of that, too. Found a big list of them. valerief Oct 2013 #41

Wow...I remember some of them zeemike Oct 2013 #43

So many in China. nt valerief Oct 2013 #44

I think this is a combination of stimulus and underlying mental illness- hedgehog Oct 2013 #36

Yeah. Reid should tone down the rhetoric so this does not happen again. Pterodactyl Oct 2013 #47

Keep in mind certain predictions.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #39

Some people eat their own shit. It's not most of us. nt valerief Oct 2013 #42

Man who set himself on fire in US capital dies Bosonic Oct 2013 #51

Horrifiic, they don't even know his name yet. RIP n/t Jefferson23 Oct 2013 #52