Man dies after setting himself on fire in Bishkek

18:26, 01 марта 2023, Bishkek - 24-kg.com news agency , Maria ORLOVA

The man who set himself on fire died in the hospital. Press center of the Ministry of Health confirmed the information to 24-kg.com news agency.

The incident happened on Tuesday near the building of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek. The man doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire, the fire was extinguished by passers-by.

The ambulance took the man to the hospital with severe burns.