Man who set himself on fire near White House dies
A man who set himself on fire near the White House died late Wednesday, police announced Thursday.
U.S. Park Police identified the man as Arnav Gupta of Bethesda, Md.
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Gupta lit himself on fire at approximately 12:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon near 15th Street and Constitution Avenue near the White House, according to the Secret Service.{mosads}
Park Police said Gupta was taken to a local hospital after the fire was extinguished.
A man last month set his jacket on fire along the north fence of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue.
He was later sent to a local hospital with what the Secret Service said were non-life threatening injuries.
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