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An unfortunate event took place in Uruguay Montevideo, where a 32-year-old man doused himself with fuel and set himself on fire in Plaza Independencia, in front of the Executive Tower, seat of the Government of that country.
As reported this Wednesday by the Uruguayan Fire Department spokesman Pablo Benítez, the man arrived at the scene a few minutes before the event and, after setting himself on fire at around 10.30 a.m. local time, began to run until he was hit by police and firefighters working in the building. presidential and that they put out the fire with fire extinguishers.
For now the person is in serious condition with burns over 80 percent of his body and remains hospitalized in the National Burns Center (Cenaque) from Uruguay.
Local media reported that witnesses commented that the man sat under the Uruguayan flag that is placed on a pole in front of the Executive Tower, drank some mates and then set himself on fire.