A man has been treated by the US Secret Service after lighting himself on fire outside of the White House.
It occurred less than a mile from the White House.
Video posted to social media platforms from the scene showed the man engulfed in flames.
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The Secret Service confirmed the incident in a tweet, noting additional aid was provided by officials with the National Park Service and US Park Police.
Secret Service spokesman Jeffrey Adams said in a statement that the agency’s Uniformed Division Officers “responded in seconds” after the “male individual lit himself on fire.”
Officers then began administering first aid to the man.
