A man was critically hurt with burns covering 90 percent of his body after lighting himself on fire inside the bathroom of a Southern California Starbucks on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Before 8:20 a.m., a man walked into a Starbucks in the 15300 block of Sherman Way in Van Nuys and went inside the bathroom, Los Angeles fire officials said.
After he went into the bathroom, bystanders heard "an explosive sound." The man then staggered out of the bathroom and collapsed near the entrance, where Starbucks customers helped douse the flames, officials said.
Firefighters said man had "extensive burns" and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The burns cover 90 percent of his body, officials said.
Aerial video showed firefighters and police officers outside the Starbucks and on the business' roof.
The victim is possibly a transient who is about 60 years old, officials said.
