56 year old man sets fire to himself in mall parking lot, dies

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A 56-year-old Edison man died Monday afternoon after setting himself on fire in front of Menlo Park Mall, according to a spokesman for JFK Medical Center.

Hospital spokesman Steven Weiss said the case of the still-unidentified man had been turned over to the county medical examiner's office.

According to township police, the man drove up to an area between the Rainforest Cafe and the entrance to the parking deck near the outer roadway around 3:45 p.m. with two containers of a flammable liquid and lit the containers on fire while still in the vehicle — a 1990 Toyota Previa van.

Police and nearby fire companies arrived at the scene immediately. The outer end of the parking lot between Rainforest Caf and the movie theaters was cordoned off with tape, and police told onlookers to go to their cars and leave the parking lot. Inside the mall, not many people seemed to be aware of the incident in the parking lot.

Shannon said the man was transported to nearby JFK Medical Center in the township. Edison police detectives were still investigating the incident.

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[almaty 19]

whoa..maybe he was a buddist monk (reference to viet nam in the past)

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when I was a teenager in India, this was a common form of protest there too.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Like this Monk did in protest for peace during the Viet Nam war??

[almaty 19]

Like this Monk did in protest for peace during the Viet Nam war??

right on sister mocassin./...that is exactly what i recall

[Nagishkaw 510]

Yep, me too. As a young person at that time, I was quite shocked by that.

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[eric&gen 0]

Now that is crazy.

[Amby 490]

that is definately crazy

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Someone recently told me their Aunt committed suicide this way. How someone can face that kind of human misery and suffering I dunno. Edited February 5, 2008 by Olivia*

[kaydee457 13]

Like this Monk did in protest for peace during the Viet Nam war??

Wow, that brings back memories! I remember when that photo was on the front page of every newspaper in N.Y.