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Man sets himself on fire inside Florida Publix

30-year-old in critical condition after Plant City incident

File photo. (WJXT)

PLANT CITY, Fla. – A 30-year-old man set himself on fire Wednesday inside a Publix in Plant City, police said.

The Plant City Police Department said officers were called around 6:30 p.m. about a disturbance inside the store on James L. Redman Parkway.

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According to police, a caller said the man set himself on fire.

Others extinguished the flames, and the man was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.

Plant City Fire Rescue took the man to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

It’s not known what led to the incident.

Police and the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services are investigating.

Anyone with information should call the Plant City Police Department at 813-757-9200.


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