Story out of Chicago, Illinois:
A 43-year-old woman walked into the lobby of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis' West Side office Tuesday afternoon, drank from a bottle of hand sanitizer, poured the sanitizer over herself and set herself on fire with a lighter, according to Davis and police.
"We really don't know why; we never got to that point," Davis said.
He said the woman spoke briefly with staff before picking up the bottle of hand sanitizer.
"Often times people sign a register or a book with their name and address but she never got to that point," Davis said. "We don't know her and we don't know exactly what she may have been coming for."
The woman entered the office at 2746 W. Madison St. shortly after 3 p.m. After she set herself on fire, staff responded with a fire extinguisher, but the woman ran through a doorway while still on fire, according to a release from Davis' office.
The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition with burns, said Officer Michelle Tannehill, a Chicago police spokeswoman who provided the woman's age but gave no further identification. Her condition has since stabilized, she said. Cont.
Story from - Chicago Tribune
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