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Man sets himself on fire outside DC Trump hotel

A construction worker in the area said he saw the man surrounded by flames and appeared to be saying the president-elect’s name in an angry manner

By FireRescue1 Staff

WASHINGTON — A man suffered third-degree burns after setting himself on fire outside a Trump Hotel, days before the president-elect’s inauguration.

An anonymous source told the Washington Post that responders arrived to the scene and found a 45-year-old man who had used a light and accelerant.

Although there was no clear motivation, a construction worker in the area said he saw the man surrounded by flames and appeared to be saying the president-elect’s name in an angry manner.

Responders transported the man to the hospital.

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