March 1, 2024, 10:10 | Updated: March 1, 2024, 10:22
The man ran down a west London street on fire as people around him managed to put out the flames.
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Londoners rushed to the aid of a man running through a burning street.
The man was taken to the hospital after the incident on Thursday.
He was running down Edgware Road with his jumper on fire when he fell to the ground at the junction with Connaught Street in west London.
The flames flared up, but a group of people managed to extinguish the flames using jackets.
Shocking footage, too disturbing to be released publicly, shows a man groaning in pain before falling to his knees and trying to put out the fire.
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As he curled up, embers fell to the ground and members of the public rushed to his aid, with one person using his jacket to put out the flames.
The man was treated by paramedics at the scene.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “At 7pm on Wednesday, February 28, police were called by the LAS to reports of a man starting a fire in Edgware Road, at the junction with Connaught Street. before being taken to a major trauma center.
“He was taken to the hospital. His condition is not being treated as life-threatening.
“The situation is not being treated as suspicious.”