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Oregon Police Officer Mistakenly Pepper Sprays Burning Man

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:03 AM EST
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- A police officer accidentally used pepper spray instead of a fire extinguisher on a man who set himself on fire Wednesday in downtown Portland, police said.

The officer happened to be nearby when she saw the man go up in flames near Southwest 12th Avenue and Yamhill Street. She scrambled out of her patrol car and grabbed what she believed to be the extinguisher, according to Police Chief Rosie Sizer.

It wasn't until after the incident that the officer realized she grabbed a large pepper spray canister used for crowd control, Sizer said.

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AAllen26

The burning man had just thought things couldn't get worse.....

    Reply#1 - Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:28 PM EST
    kratzlo

    Well, what then happened to the man??

      Reply#2 - Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:34 PM EST
      Greg Stocks CRNA EJD

      As with every other seeded link on Newsvine, you click on the green box which says READ ARTICLE to...well...read the article.

      Long story short: Man dead.

        #2.1 - Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:50 AM EST
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        AKRandy

        Where is the rest of the story????????

          Reply#3 - Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:04 PM EST
          Greg Stocks CRNA EJD

          As with every other seeded link on Newsvine, you click on the green box which says READ ARTICLE to...well...read the article.

          Long story short: Man dead.

            #3.1 - Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:51 AM EST
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            Ben's Dad-730157

            Boy, was his face red...and blistered.

              Reply#4 - Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:48 PM EST
              0scar Mike

              Talk about putting salt in the wound...

              • 2 votes
              Reply#5 - Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:06 PM EST
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