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Man reportedly set on fire in Seattle

The Columbian
Published: April 14, 2010, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — Police are investigating how a man was seriously burned Wednesday morning in Seattle.

Spokesman Mark Jamieson says officers were called to Swedish Hospital about 4 a.m., but there’s no information yet about how the man was burned. He has been transferred to Harborview Medical Center.

KING-TV reports the man told doctors someone poured gasoline on him and set him on fire.

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