At a Saturday night protest in Portland, a protester caught on fire in an incident captured on video as police declared a riot.
Twitter A screengrab of the video. Video of a Saturday night protest in Portland showed a protester catching fire as police declared the protest a riot and deployed tear gas. A video of the incident was uploaded to Twitter by user Tayler Hansen and has been viewed over a million times. The video shows a line of police in riot gear while the sound of glass shattering can be heard off-screen. When the camera turns, a man is seen running away from a fire in the street with his legs on fire. The protester’s identity and the extent of his injuries are not known at this time. Here are two videos showing different angles of the incident: ANTIFA lights themselves on fire— 5 minutes into the March, officers attempted to put him out. pic.twitter.com/FVBoEeQJVH Tayler Hansen (@TaylerUSA) September 6,2020 A man just got lit on fire. Chaotic night in Portland already #PortlandRiots #Portland pic.twitter.com/iWOP0is6MQ — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 6,2020 The video shows other protesters helping the man extinguish the flames, with some yelling, “stop, drop and roll” and telling him to take his shoes off.
