Moroccan in serious condition

A 41-YEAR-OLD man is in serious condition in a Madrid hospital after deliberately setting himself on fire in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, February 7. This was confirmed to the local press by sources from

Madrid’s Municipal Police and Emergency Department.

The incident occurred in front of the Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco on Calle Serrano and involved a male of Moroccan origin.

Several people who witnessed what happened called the emergency services. They said that the man had taken a plastic container from his coat and sprayed the liquid it contained all over himself.

He proceeded to light himself with the flame of a cigarette lighter, clearly with the intention of burning himself alive. Bystanders rushed to his aid and ripped his burning clothes off in an effort to save him. Another person grabbed a fire extinguisher and aimed it at the man, eventually extinguishing the flames.

The unidentified male was subsequently transferred to the city’s La Paz Hospital by members of the SAMUR­Civil Protection after they treated him at the scene. He is reported to have suffered burns to 40 per cent of his body.

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