Video: A retiree set himself on fire at a bank branch in Kropyvnytskyi
On June 30, an incident occurred at a bank branch in Kropyvnytskyi, where a pensioner set himself on fire in protest. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated, and relevant authorities are on the scene.
Oksana Kovtunenko, a spokesperson for the regional police, told “Suspilne” about this. According to preliminary information, the man, born in 1945, got into a dispute while inside the bank branch over a disagreement regarding a cash payment. The pensioner doused himself with a flammable substance and set himself on fire.
“As a result of the incident, the man suffered burns. The full circumstances of the incident are being investigated,” said Kovtunenko.
Alona Shmatkova-Kopotiy, a representative of the Emergency Medical Center, clarified that medical personnel received two calls from the scene. The first was from the police.
“An 81-year-old man with facial burns refused hospitalization after being examined by medical personnel and receiving treatment. He was left at the scene under police supervision. At 11:14 a.m., a second call came in,” she said.
An ambulance crew arrived at the scene. The man again refused to go to the hospital and remained under police supervision, according to “Suspilne.”
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