A man who set himself on fire in front of the White House was determined not to be a threat to President Trump, the Secret Service said
A cloud of smoke was visible near the White House around 3 p.m. ET, the Secret Service said, forcing the closure of part of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street. "A male subject operating an electronic wheelchair-type scooter lit his outer jacket on fire while sitting along Pennsylvania Ave. outside the North Fence Line," the Secret Service tweeted."Uniformed Division Officers immediately responded, extinguished the fire and rendered first aid.
The agency added,"The male subject has been transported to a local hospital with what appears to be non-life threatening injuries." A Secret Service spokesperson told CNN that the man is believed to have mental health problems and was treated for first-degree burns, and that the agency does not believe there was any threat to the President.
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