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Woman suffers severe burns after lighting herself on fire

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials say a woman has severe burns after she poured gasoline on herself and lit herself on fire in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the woman’s injuries happened around 6 p.m. Saturday at a Sunoco gas station in the city’s Germantown neighborhood.

Police say the 35-year-old woman is being treated at Temple University Hospital with third- and fourth-degree burns over most of her body.

The woman’s identity has not been released.

No additional information is available.