A rickshaw driver set himself on fire after he spotted a policeman giving him a parking ticket. Guo Huang, 43, was setting down a passenger when he spotted the traffic officer writing him a ticket for illegal parking in a no parking zone in the city of Tangshan in Hebei province, northern China. According to the passenger, the driver leapt out of the taxi and started shouting at the official, Hsin Ch'in, who refused to cancel the ticket. Tragedy: Police officers stand above the corpse of Guo Huang, 43, who set himself alight after getting a ticket Huang then grabbed a can of liquid from the taxi and doused himself in it, saying he was going to burn himself to death.
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Guo Huang, 43, was dropping off passenger when the official wrote a ticket
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The driver lept out of his rickshaw and started shouting at him
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Mr Huang doused himself in liquid when the officer refused to stand down
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He then set himself alight and tried to grab the cop, but the officer managed to escape
Officer @placeholder told local TV: 'It was terrifying, he was trying to get to me after I broke free but he couldn't see, even his face was in flames.