BROOKLYN: Man Sets Himself on Fire

2.28.19 | by Adam Balhetchet
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WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn – A man set himself on fire and barricaded himself in an apartment. This happened at 4 am Thursday, at 165 South 8th St, within the confines of the 90th Precinct. Division units that were on the scene requested NYPD ESU forthwith to the location to force entry into the location. He was transported in serious but stable condition to Cornell Hospital at 4:23 am.