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NEWBURY, Mass. — A Newbury man was taken to the hospital after lighting himself on fire at a gas station.
Newbury Police received a call Saturday afternoon from a customer at the Ampet Service Station on High Road about the incident.
The responding officer tried to put the flames out as the 24-year-old ran away, and the officer eventually tackled him to the ground to put out the fire.
The man was transported to Ana Jacques Hospital, and then airlifted to a Boston hospital for life threatening injuries.
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The officer involved was brought to Ana Jacques Hospital as a precaution.
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