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.

Cecilia Levine

11/20/2021 6:08 p.m.

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, police said.

He then entered the gas station convenience store which started multiple small fires. He left the store, and the fire was extinguished.

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