|  A 23-YEAR-OLD man doused himself in petrol and set himself on fire outside a court building in Sevilla this morning.
He was taken to the Virgen del Rocío hospital with 80 per cent burns and is said to be in a serious condition.
Emergency services say the youngster set himself alight with a cigarette outside the 24-hour court building at around 10.45hrs after arriving there on foot.
National Police and Guardia Civil officers who had been on night duty rushed to his aid, throwing blankets over him to suffocate the flames, and called 112, but this had already been done by a passer-by who witnessed the incident.
Police are looking into the matter to ascertain why the young man took such drastic action.
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