Man in electric wheelchair badly burned outside Vadnais Heights restaurant

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Emergency crews responded to a Vadnais Heights restaurant Sunday after a report that a 73-year-old man had been “on fire,” according to the city and the sheriff’s office.

The Roseville man was taken to a hospital Sunday afternoon with serious injuries. He was listed in critical condition as of Monday morning.

The man, who was in an electric wheelchair, appeared to have been burned outside Jimmy’s Food & Drink on County Road E East and Labore Road. He then went inside and tried to make his way to the bathroom, said Steve Linders, a Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

The Vadnais Heights Fire Department, Allina Health Emergency Medical Services and sheriff’s office were dispatched about 2:45 p.m. and confirmed the fire was out.

Deputies secured the scene and began collecting evidence to determine how the fire started. The investigation is ongoing, Linders said.

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