Topeka firefighters find man on fire in Walmart bathroom

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Firefighters found a man on fire inside a restroom at a Walmart store this weekend.

Topeka city spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker told the Topeka Capital-Journal that firefighters found the man when they went to a Walmart Neighborhood Market around 8:15 p.m. Saturday.

“Upon arrival, firefighters located an adult male on fire in a bathroom,” she said. “TFD personnel immediately worked to get the fire out, and rendered aid to the involved individual.”

The man was taken to a Topeka hospital with serious injuries. He wasn’t immediately identified.

Spiker said investigators are working to determine how the fire started.

COMMENTS

Welcome to the new LJWorld.com. Our old commenting system has been replaced with Facebook Comments. There is no longer a separate username and password login step. If you are already signed into Facebook within your browser, you will be able to comment. If you do not have a Facebook account and do not wish to create one, you will not be able to comment on stories.