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# 22-Year-Old Man Dies After Accidentally Setting Himself On Fire At 910 McDonald Avenue
- URL: https://bklyner.com/22-year-old-man-dies-after-accidentally-setting-himself-on-fire-at-910-mcdonald-avenue-kensington/
- Published: 2014-10-22T15:15:46.000Z
- Updated: 2014-10-22T15:15:46.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
- Tags: 910 McDonald Avenue, Alex Mayer, Maimonides Medical Center, #API-Imported

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[The 22-year-old man who was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center yesterday afternoon](/crime/person-rushed-to-hospital-after-a-fire-at-910-mcdonald-avenue) after accidentally setting himself on fire in the basement at 910 McDonald Avenue died today, [ABC 7 reported](http://7online.com/news/good-samaritans-extinguish-man-on-fire-in-brooklyn/359822/?ref=bklyner.com).

The man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly drying tobacco leaves for what [sources told the Daily News was for a “hookah binge”](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/man-rushed-hospital-brooklyn-fire-article-1.1982166?ref=bklyner.com) when fumes from the chemicals he was using ignited the pilot light in the water heater, causing his clothing to be set on fire.

[As reported by Gothamist](http://gothamist.com/2014/10/22/burning%5Fman%5Fbrooklyn.php?ref=bklyner.com), security footage showed the man wandering the street while on fire – until two men managed to bring him to the ground and extinguish the flames.

[ABC 7 reported](http://7online.com/news/good-samaritans-extinguish-man-on-fire-in-brooklyn/359822/?ref=bklyner.com):

> Witnesses said he ran across the street, completely ablaze, before several Good Samaritans jumped in to help.

> The man’s clothing was burned from his body, and firefighters were on the scene in minutes. But two Good Samaritans — a truck driver and a businessman — brought him to the ground and put out the flames.

> “I hung up the phone and I started chasing him,” passerby Alex Mayer said. “And I’m like, ‘Drop and roll! Drop and roll!’ I caught up with a half block up, when he finally dropped.”

> “He dropped on his side to roll, but he was still on fire,” the truck driver, Claude, said. “And I took the fire extinguisher out of the truck and I sprayed him…It put the fire out.”

After being taken to Maimonides, the man was transferred to the Weill Cornell burn unit, where he died, ABC 7 said.

The FDNY told us that the incident is still under investigation, but they do not believe there was criminality involved.