Man Lit Self on Fire at California Gas Station

A man suffered burns to half of his body after lighting himself on fire outside a Kearny Mesa gas station, reports NBC San Diego.

According to investigators, the man started fueling, took the gas hose into the front seat of his car and lit himself on fire.

Firefighters extinguished the flames, and paramedics rushed the patient to the UCSD Burn Center. He suffered second-degree burns to 50 percent of his body, according to fire officials.

Cell phone video from witnesses showed fire shooting from the vehicle and a bystander trying to throw water onto the flames.

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