Man, 21, Who Set Himself on Fire Dies
From a Times Staff Writer
ANAHEIM —
A 21-year-old man who doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire has died, police said Thursday.
Police identified the man as Robert James Binckley of Anaheim. He died Wednesday night at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, police said.
Binckley walked to a service station about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. He paid for $1 worth of gas, emptied his pockets, sat down in the middle of the 16-pump station and ignited himself, police said.
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