A man he has set himself on fire in the heart of Burgos capital this Wednesday, having to be treated by health services and transferred to a hospital due to the burns he suffered. In addition, a woman has been injured, who also had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital.
The events occurred around 2:45 p.m. this Wednesday on Avenida del Cid, in the capital of Burgos, according to data from the Emergency Service Castile and León 112. Around that time, they received several calls alerting them to the presence of a man on fire near portal number 85.
He set himself on fire in front of his ex-partner
According to sources from the National Policethe man – middle-aged and Nepalese nationality – he set himself on fire in front of his ex-partner, who has also been injured. Apparently, they had an argument when he showed up at her home, after which the man exploded. a bag of gasoline on the head to ‘set fire’, as stated in the Burgos newspaper.
Both have been transferred to the Burgos Care Complex in mobile ICU and basic life support ambulance, respectively, and the National Police The incident is being investigated to clarify what happened.
A neighbor sprayed him with a fire extinguisher.
The scene was witnessed by numerous neighbors and street merchants. In fact, the clerk at one of the stores in the area He came with a fire extinguisher and sprayed it on him. to the man to put out the flames, according to the newspaper The North of Castile.
“Imagine being on fire for about 20 seconds, it had to be a horrible pain. When I looked at his passport, the face was unrecognizable“This man has assured, in statements collected by the aforementioned media.
On the sidewalk you could see the shoes he was wearing the man, charred, as well as the yellow powder from the fire extinguisher with which they tried to put out the flames. In fact, cleaning crews have already arrived to condition the road.
