Man empties can of petrol on his head and sets himself on fire close to the white house!

Horrific: A man set himself on fire near to the White House
 

A man is fighting for his life after setting himself on fire close to the White House tonight.

Witnesses say the man emptied a can of petrol on his head before setting himself on fire.

The incident happened at the National Mall, close to the White House.

As reported by Sky News, the unidentified man has been flown to hospital with major life-threatening burns.

It is now known how old he is.

A Woman was shot dead yesterday after ramming security gates at the White House (Getty)



The incident comes after a woman was shot dead yesterday after attempting to ram the White House security gates.

After a police chase she drove off towards the US Capitol building where she was later shot dead.

The incident led to the Capitol building being locked down by security officials.

Witness Travis Gilbert said several police cars chased a black sedan at high speed toward the Capitol.

"They ran all the red lights. It was a very dangerous situation," Gilbert said.


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