Man Set Himself on Fire in What Appears to be Anti Trump Protest
A man was burned Tuesday night after apparently setting himself on fire in the street outside the Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, according to a public safety source with knowledge of the incident.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said that arriving rescue personnel found a 45-year-old man who had been using a lighter and an accelerant.
No motivation could be learned.
However, a construction worker in the area said he saw a man surrounded by flames, uttering the name of President-elect Trump in what appeared to be an angry manner.
The incident occurred in the roadway just outside the hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The man was taken to a hospital with what were described as third-degree burns on about 10 percent of his body.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/man-sets-self-on-fire-outside-trump-hotel-in-dc/2017/01/17/598b8556-dd2e-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html?utm_term=.67a1cff96ea0
from another source, a quote from the man
"I was trying to light myself on fire as an act of protest. To protest the fact that we're electing somebody who's completely incapable of respecting the Constitution of the United States," the man told NBC 4, calling Trump a "dictator."
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id5635
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I worked with a guy who accidentally set himself partially on fire while burning leaves. He had scars on various parts of his body.
I asked him about the after-burn treatments that he received, despite pretty much already knowing the answer, and he said it was the worst agony of his life. The new skin kept getting peeled off to help it heal. 
