WASHINGTON — A man caught fire Tuesday morning near a liquor store in Northeast.
It happened around 10:20 a.m. in a parking lot off Benning Road.
Witnesses say at the time the man was trying to light a cigarette.
He had to be flown to the hospital.
The extent of his burns aren’t known, but authorities say he was conscious and breathing when the medical helicopter picked him up.
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