Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

A man, 54, poured a combustible on himself and set himself on fire at the Saint Wenceslas statue in Prague centre, Czech Republic, on January 18, 2019, but the passers-by managed to put out the fire, the police has tweeted. The spokeswoman for the emergency service Jana Postova said the fire on the man had been put down. An eye-witness said he could see a burning man who had his face and hands burnt. On the scene of the accident, in which the police are intervening, there are burnt clothes and a used fire extinguisher. The paramedics said the man suffered burns on 30 percent of his body. He was induced in artificial sleep and hospitalised. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

A man, 54, poured a combustible on himself and set himself on fire at the Saint Wenceslas statue in Prague centre, Czech Republic, on January 18, 2019, but the passers-by managed to put out the fire, the police has tweeted. The spokeswoman for the emergency service Jana Postova said the fire on the man had been put down. An eye-witness said he could see a burning man who had his face and hands burnt. On the scene of the accident, in which the police are intervening, there are burnt clothes and a used fire extinguisher. The paramedics said the man suffered burns on 30 percent of his body. He was induced in artificial sleep and hospitalised. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police

A man, 54, poured a combustible on himself and set himself on fire at the Saint Wenceslas statue in Prague centre, Czech Republic, on January 18, 2019, but the passers-by managed to put out the fire, the police has tweeted. The spokeswoman for the emergency service Jana Postova said the fire on the man had been put down. An eye-witness said he could see a burning man who had his face and hands burnt. On the scene of the accident, in which the police are intervening, there are burnt clothes and a used fire extinguisher. The paramedics said the man suffered burns on 30 percent of his body. He was induced in artificial sleep and hospitalised. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

A man, 54, poured a combustible on himself and set himself on fire at the Saint Wenceslas statue in Prague centre, Czech Republic, on January 18, 2019, but the passers-by managed to put out the fire, the police has tweeted. The spokeswoman for the emergency service Jana Postova said the fire on the man had been put down. An eye-witness said he could see a burning man who had his face and hands burnt. On the scene of the accident, in which the police are intervening, there are burnt clothes and a used fire extinguisher. The paramedics said the man suffered burns on 30 percent of his body. He was induced in artificial sleep and hospitalised. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

A man, 54, poured a combustible on himself and set himself on fire at the Saint Wenceslas statue in Prague centre, Czech Republic, on January 18, 2019, but the passers-by managed to put out the fire, the police has tweeted. The spokeswoman for the emergency service Jana Postova said the fire on the man had been put down. An eye-witness said he could see a burning man who had his face and hands burnt. On the scene of the accident, in which the police are intervening, there are burnt clothes and a used fire extinguisher. The paramedics said the man suffered burns on 30 percent of his body. He was induced in artificial sleep and hospitalised. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

Wenceslas Square in Prague, man set himself on fire, police, scene

A man, 54, poured a combustible on himself and set himself on fire at the Saint Wenceslas statue in Prague centre, Czech Republic, on January 18, 2019, but the passers-by managed to put out the fire, the police has tweeted. The spokeswoman for the emergency service Jana Postova said the fire on the man had been put down. An eye-witness said he could see a burning man who had his face and hands burnt. On the scene of the accident, in which the police are intervening, there are burnt clothes and a used fire extinguisher. The paramedics said the man suffered burns on 30 percent of his body. He was induced in artificial sleep and hospitalised. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)