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Man's clothing fire sparks White House emergency: officials

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Apr 13 2019 | 1:20 PM IST

Secret Service agents rushed to secure the White House on Friday after an incident involving a man whose jacket was on fire just beyond the border fence, according to officials.

The Secret Service, which guards the president, said a man "operating an electronic wheelchair-type scooter lit his outer jacket on fire while sitting along Pennsylvania Ave.

outside the North Fence Line." Officers "immediately responded, extinguished the fire and rendered first aid," the Secret Service tweeted, adding that the man had "what appears to be non-life threatening injuries."

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First Published: Apr 13 2019 | 1:20 PM IST

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