Police said the man entered the hospital from the parking lot and then used an unknown substance to light himself on fire. Hospital security guards reportedly prevented employees and others in Beaumont Hospital’s lobby from being injured.
The man is being treated in the hospital’s trauma unit.
Police are investigating the incident. Beaumont Hospital did not immediately respond to Becker’s request for comment.
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