White House put on lockdown after man lights himself on fire outside
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Uniformed Secret Service police officers on Pennsylvania Avenue as seen from inside the White House North Lawn in Washington, today. The U.S. Secret Service says it’s responding to a “police/medical incident” in front of the White House. The White House was on lockdown as a result of today’s incident.
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Secret Service says that a man operating a wheelchair scooter lit his outer jacket on fire while sitting along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House.
The Secret Service says the event happened at about 3:15 p.m. Officers immediately responded, extinguished the fire and gave him first aid.
The White House was on lockdown as a result of today’s incident.
The Secret Service says the man has been transported to a local hospital with what appears to be non-life threatening injuries. The agency did not identify the man.
Secret Service officers were seen attending to an individual on a stretcher before it was wheeled away. Video also showed multiple vehicles with flashing lights arriving on Pennsylvania Avenue.
President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time.
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