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Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say A man who set himself on fire overnight in Atlantic City was in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 24-year-old Somers Point man was found with severe burns by police on the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue around midnight, police said. An attendant from the gas station used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out. The man was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with serious, life-threatening injuries. An investigation revealed that the man doused himself with rubbing alcohol before using a lighter to set himself on fire, pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Who Set Himself On Fire During Bayonne Police Pursuit Dies Driver Who Set Himself On Fire During Bayonne Police Pursuit Dies
Driver Who Set Himself On Fire During Bayonne Police Pursuit Dies UPDATE: A driver who set himself on fire while being pursued by Bayonne police has died, authorities said. Officers in an unmarked vehicle activated their lights and siren in an attempt to pull over the as-yet unidentified driver for several violations in the area of 54th Street and Broadway shortly before 11 p.m. July 13, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The driver kept going, heading west on 50th Street before eventually turning down dead-ended 52nd Street, he said. Officers approached the vehicle after he stopped and repeatedly ordered him out, Bruck said. The d…

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by Jerry DeMarco