Man sets himself on fire

CPI · 02-13-2009, 12:06 AM

Here is the video they showed on ctv

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/self...on/#clip139649

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Man sets himself on fire in downtown Calgary Updated Thu. Feb. 12 2009 8:56 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A man set himself on fire in downtown Calgary Thursday morning as bystanders looked on in horror. Calgary emergency officials said the 40-year-old man doused himself with a flammable liquid before lighting himself on fire. "I see some guy, he's in flames, all (over) his body, backpack. I was very scared because all of his body is in flames," witness Fernando Sanchez told CTV Calgary. Sanchez, who videotaped the incident, said that people tried to help emergency officials put out the flames. An ambulance happened to be driving by the scene as the incident occurred and rushed to try to douse the fire. The man was taken to hospital with burns to about 40 per cent of his body, including his back, face, hands and legs. Police have not said why the man lit himself on fire, but a source told CTV Calgary that the man may have been upset because he was due to be deported back to Algeria. Witness said the man was in front of the Harry Hays building, a federal government building, for a few minutes before setting himself on fire. He had a back pack and a cardboard sign with him. With a report from CTV Calgary's Elissa Carpenter

KkSc · 02-13-2009, 12:18 AM

OMG....

Yoshii · 02-13-2009, 12:24 AM

damn that is crazy...

spacedogg · 02-13-2009, 12:28 AM

Sadly there is a term for it: self-immolation.

So sad...

jerrybajwa · 02-13-2009, 12:41 AM

sucks ..

veightkiller · 02-13-2009, 12:45 AM

WTF?!?!?!?!?!

NoKids · 02-13-2009, 04:42 AM

"he's a maniac, maniac, on the floor; and he's burning like he's never burned before"

///M3Lover · 02-13-2009, 04:56 AM

that's pretty scary.............

Spoolin335 · 02-13-2009, 10:32 AM

if you wanted to die, why pick one of the more painful ways to kill your self?

this guy is totally crazy.

mekeni · 02-13-2009, 12:26 PM

maybe, it's too cold here ?

Spoolin335 · 02-13-2009, 12:33 PM

^ i was going to say that, but since the guy tried to kill himself, i figured i shall have some respect..

ehhhwik · 02-13-2009, 01:38 PM

maybe he was a homeless guy, something similar happened recently in Vancouver with another homeless person when she was trying to light some candles to warm up her cardboard box that she lived in....she ended up burning herself to death

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mekeni Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 242 Posts Drives: LCI E90 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cowtown iTrader: (4)	maybe, it's too cold here ?
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