Europa Press Cartagena

Cartagena

Updated Tuesday, February 13, 2024-20:20

A man, currently unidentified, has died after setting himself on fire this afternoon

in the heart of Cartagena,

specifically on Santa Florentina Street.

Several people who were walking around called the Emergency Coordination Center of the Region of Murcia when they started pouring gasoline on their bodies.

The reasons that led to this are unknown, since he has not left any note, nor had he left

any type of message

. There is a witness to the incident but she is being treated for an anxiety crisis.

Two ambulances, firefighters, the Local Police of Cartagena and the National Police, which is taking charge of the investigation, have traveled to the scene. They are waiting for the body to be removed by a judge.