White House on lockdown: Man ‘sets himself on fire’ - Secret Service scrambled

www.express.co.uk ^ | PUBLISHED: 20:21, Fri, Apr 12, 2019 | UPDATED: 20:25, Fri, Apr 12, 2019 | by Joey Millar

[Red Badger]

THE WHITE House is in lockdown after a man attempted to set himself on fire, a New York Times reporter has claimed.

Photos taken at the scene show security personnel tackling a person on the ground. Police and amublance crews are in attendance.

Nicholas Kristof, a columnist with the New York Times, said: “Someone apparently set himself on fire in front of the White House just now. I was coming out of the West Wing, and the Sevret Service isn’t letting anyone out onto Pennsylvania Ave. They say there are also suspicious packages.

“The whole area in front of the White House is now secured. Nobody coming in, and we aren’t allowed out.”

The Secret Service said on Twitter: “ALERT: Secret Service personnel are responding to a police/medical incident on Pennsylvania Ave. along the @WhiteHouse North Fence Line.”

This is a breaking story, more to follow...

[Leep]

I hope the lawn is okay?

[VanShuyten]

The next time a Dim goes on a rant, I can stop her by saying she can use my lighter if she’d like to.

[TheDon]

They are comments about the statist traitors in our midst, not this particular incident. It can be confused as one and the same, but it isn’t.

[Red Badger]

Why?.................................

[EODGUY]

For the sake of the environment, I hope he didn’t use fossil fuel.....hopefully and electric fire starter.

[piasa]

Nicholas Kristof, a columnist with the New York Times, said: “Someone apparently set himself on fire in front of the White House just now. I was coming out of the West Wing, and the Sevret Service isn’t letting anyone out onto Pennsylvania Ave. They say there are also suspicious packages. “The whole area in front of the White House is now secured. Nobody coming in, and we aren’t allowed out.”

FORGET THE DIVERSION, WHO IN THE WEST WING WOULD WANT TO TALK TO NICHOLAS KRISTOFF? Was there a presser today or not?

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[piasa]

Hope it wasn’t this guy again:

From 2 yrs ago: #BREAKING: Man lights fire near #TrumpInternationalHotel. Employees call police. Man told me he’s from CA & protesting #TrumpInaugurationpic.twitter.com/noUwttKRL5
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) January 18, 2017
The man did not identify himself, and police did not give his name.

[PROCON]

Occasional-Cortex will claim he spontaneously combusted due to ‘ Climate Change.’

[reg45]

Yet another Democrat making an ash of himself.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Couldn't have been PIAPS. That would have been a huge fire and it would still be burning.

What's good enough for Indira Gandhi...

[Buckeye McFrog]

Wait until Trump gets re-elected in 2020. You ain’t seen nothing yet.

Oh God yes. There will be self-immolation, riots, people jumping from windows, dogs and cats living together...

[ichabod1]

[dljordan]

How festive.

[Spacetrucker]

I have a brother who drives a fuel tanker, he might be willing to donate a CO SIDERABLE amount.

[Red Badger]

Probably used a Bic..................

[Buckeye McFrog]

White House on lockdown: Man ‘sets himself on fire’ - Secret Service scrambled

I prefer my Secret Service over easy.

[Carriage Hill]

And olive oil & vinegar will mix seamlessly.

[4yearlurker]

I'm pretty sure the White House is a No Smoking area.

[EODGUY]

That will teach him not to “flick his Bic”.

[carmen2017]

Dumb Ass Heathen Liberal Demonstrator Can’t even light himself on Fire.