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Man burst into flames after Taser used on him, police say

Authorities say an upstate New York man is in grave condition at a hospital after police used a Taser to subdue him and he burst into flames

ByThe Associated Press

CATSKILL, N.Y. — An upstate New York man was in grave condition at a hospital after police used a Taser to subdue him and he burst into flames, authorities said Friday.

The Times Union of Albany reported that 29-year-old man walked into the Catskill village police department last weekend and got into a confrontation with officers. Chief Dave Darling confirmed to the newspaper that officers deployed a Taser to subdue the man, who had just doused himself with hand sanitizer, and the man then burst into flames.

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