Man catches on fire lighting cigarette in Henrico parking lot

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Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 10:45 pm
By BRANDON SHULLEETA Richmond Times-Dispatch
A man accidentally caught himself on fire in Henrico County on Tuesday afternoon, leaving 75 percent of his body burned, according to fire officials.
The man was sitting in a car in a CVS parking lot near the Tuckahoe Village shopping center trying to light a cigarette when a spark landed on his pants and caught them on fire, Henrico fire Capt. Danny Rosenbaum said. The man apparently didn’t notice until a passenger pointed it out, Rosenbaum said.

The man got out of his vehicle and stood up, trying to put out the fire. But the wind fanned the flame, which caused his clothes to become engulfed, Rosenbaum said.

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