A 54-year-old man set himself on fire Tuesday, July 27 morning in the premises of the Grenoble hospital, AFP learned from the police and the CHU.
Its vital prognosis is engaged.
The reasons and the precise circumstances of his gesture remain to be defined for the time being.
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This person was immolated at the beginning of the morning "
within one of our consultations
", on the 7th floor of the huge building located in the town of La Tronche, near Grenoble, said the communication from the CHU Grenoble- Alps, confirming information from the regional daily
Le Dauphiné Libéré
.
The man was immediately rescued in the hospital's removal service, but with a vital prognosis, said Grenoble police, alerted around 10:40 am.
He was then transferred by helicopter to the burns department of the Édouard Herriot hospital in Lyon.
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"
We do not know why, how it happened,
" added the police who opened an investigation. "
The CHU teams who took care of the victim right away are very affected, and we give them all our support,
" a spokesperson for the CHU Grenoble-Alpes told AFP.
