Man hospitalized after being on fire

A man is in hospital after being set on fire on the city’s south end Friday afternoon.

Fire and police were on scene at the provincial courthouse on Arthur Street around 3:30 p.m. after receiving a call that a man was on fire. Fire officials told reporters that the fire was extinguished by bystanders before crews arrived on the scene.

Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service who were on scene couldn’t immediately say whether the fire was self inflicted, but confirmed they were treating the courthouse parking lot as a crime scene. Later that day Police confirmed that they did not suspect foul play.

Ash and what appeared to be articles of clothing were visible in t he parking lot shortly after the incident.

The man was taken to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, but his injuries are unknown.

Few other details are known at this time.