2024-09-14 16:56:30
Witnesses reported that the individual sprayed his body with accelerant and set himself on fire, then walked for a few minutes wrapped in flames.
A 35-year-old man performed an impressive event on Paseo Bulnes, in front of La Moneda Palace, then that is set fire to it like a bonze.
According to Radio Biobío, the incident surprised passersby who were passing by, who seemed affected by the situation.
Witnesses reported that the individual sprayed his body with accelerant and set himself on fire, then walked for a few minutes wrapped in flames, receiving first aid from members of the Public Order Control (COP) of Carabineros.
One of the people who saw the man burn himself said: “I saw him walking in slow motion until he finally fell. The people who were closest tried to help, but when help arrived, he was already on the ground.”
“I found it very shocking to see how some people took their cell phones to record, instead of helping, it was brutal. The only thing that reassures me is that my brother and other people came to help,” he added.
Firefighters and emergency services later arrived at the scene, who took the protagonist of the events to the former Posta Central, where He was admitted conscious and with respiratory tract involvement.