Six cops were injured while helping a suicidal man who had set himself on fire in the bathroom of a Utah convenience store Thursday, NBC News reported.
Responding officers arrived at the gas station convenience store in Kaysville to find the man had doused himself with gasoline and was holding a lighter in his hand, according to The Kaysville Police Department.
When they tried to restrain the man and wrestle the lighter from his hand he ignited the gasoline, burning himself and four officers.
Two other officers suffered smoke inhalation from the incident and had to be treated at the scene, NBC News noted.
The man was taken by helicopter to hospital to be treated for severe burn injuries and the four officers, who had sustained varying degrees of injuries, were transported by ambulance to local hospitals, police said.
"One officer was burned fairly significantly on his arms and legs," said Kaysville police Chief Sol Oberg, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. "One officer on his arms and part of his face, another officer on portions of her face."
Oberg said medical staff were also concerned that the officers had sustained burns to their mouths and lungs.
On Thursday evening the city of Kaysville announced via Twitter that three of the officers had been released from hospital.
The fourth officer, who had dealt directly with the man on fire, was expected to be hospitalized for about 10 days but was expected to make a full recovery.
Authorities have not released an update on the status of the man who set himself alight but KUTV reported that he was in critical condition as of Thursday night.
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