The New York Police Department will provide updates to the public after a person self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump’s first criminal trial is ongoing, police confirmed to The Hill.
The incident, which occurred in a park outside the courthouse where protests of the trial have taken place this week, drew a heavy emergency response. Ambulances lined the block where the person set themself on fire.
Videos of the situation posted on the social media platform X showed at least one person attempting to pat down the fire with a suit jacket, before another individual with a fire extinguisher put out the fire.
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