A 63-year-old man who inexplicably set himself on fire Friday in the lobby of a Lower Manhattan office building has been arrested and charged with arson, the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced Saturday.
\n\nJohn Butch is charged with lighting himself on fire with the help of a “lighter accelerant” in the lobby of a building that houses Google on Hudson Street around 3 p.m. Friday, police told news outlets.
\n\nButch has also been charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment, according to the NYPD.
\n\nSo far, it remains a mystery as to why the man tried to burn himself to death.
\n\nAfter Butch allegedly lit himself up, multiple people called 911 and first responders rushed him to Weill Cornell Medical Center, officials told the New York Post.
\n\nGoogle reportedly occupies more than 410,000 square feet of the ten-story building. NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau, which investigates police misconduct, also has an office there.
\n\n“We are aware of an incident that occurred today in the lobby at 315 Hudson, a building we share with other tenants,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement Friday. “While the individual appeared to be seeking access to another tenant’s space in the building, we remain…
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