A Denver-area high school student was listed in critical condition after setting himself on fire in school Monday morning, police said.
At 7:15 a.m. MST, the 16-year-old student entered the Standley Lake High School cafeteria and set himself on fire, Cheri Spottke, an investigator with the Westminster Police Department, told the Los Angeles Times.
A teacher smashed the glass on a nearby fire extinguisher and a janitor used the extinguisher to put the fire out, Spottke said. The student was then taken to a local hospital by ambulance, she said.
Investigators said they believe the incident was a suicide attempt and not a threat against the school, which is about 15 miles northwest of Denver.