Man Burned On Over 50-Percent Of His Body In Fire At 7-11

MANCHESTER, NH - A man who has suffered burns on over 50 percent of his body has been transported to a Boston Hospital.

Manchester Fire and AMR ambulance responded to a report of a burn victim on Valley Street between Beech and Union Street Monday. When responding units arrived they found a man whose clothes had been on fire and he was moving away from the firefighters and medics.

The man later identified as a 38-year-old man appears to be homeless and had been living in a small encampment inside the bushes on the 7-11 parking lot at Beech and Valley Street.

The victim was treated at the scene and immediately transported to the Elliot Hospital with what appeared to be serious and life-threatening injuries. He was moved to a Boston Hospital and his medical update is unknown at this time.

Manchester Police Officers and Detectives were called to the scene, and a large area of the southeast end of the parking lot was taped off with crime scene tape.

Manchester Fire Department Fire Marshals Office had two investigators at the scene. A Manchester Fire Department accelerant detecting K9 surveyed the scene for evidence. Detectives documented the scene and placed the person's belongings into evidence bags.

The area containing several trees has been hollowed out to make room for several people to live in the space. Clothes, food, and blankets could be seen inside the tree line.

After several hours the crime scene tape was removed, and investigators will be following up with the person involved.

One person who did not want to be identified said the man had been using a small amount of gasoline to stay warm and that he accidentally ignited his clothes. He ran out of the tree line to get help. No official cause of the fire and injuries have been released at this time.

As more information becomes available we will update.

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