Woman sets herself on fire in Chicago congressman's office
Posted August 30, 2016 7:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a woman walked into U.S. Rep. Danny Davis' office on Chicago's West Side, drank out of a bottle of hand sanitizer, poured the sanitizer over herself and set herself on fire with a lighter.
Authorities haven't identified the woman who was taken to the hospital in serious condition with burns. Police say her condition has stabilized.
Davis wasn't in the office at the time.
A news release from Davis' office says the woman came into the office around 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
Davis says he doesn't know why and the woman only spoke with office staff briefly before picking up the hand sanitizer. Staff responded with a fire extinguisher but the woman ran out while still on fire.
Davis is a Democrat who was first elected in 1996.
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