Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Gas Station: Report

A man is dead after he doused himself with gas at a Herndon gas station and set himself on fire, according to media reports, including WJLA.

The man, 50, purchased 56 cents in gas at the Herndon Sunoco near 3 p.m.

After burning 80 percent of his body, the man was flown to Medstar Washington Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead, according to WJLA.

Read more at WJLA.

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