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Police conducting arson investigation in West Palm Beach


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Posted: 05/25/2012

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- West Palm Beach police say officers were driving down Dixie Highway overnight when they came across a partially naked, emotionally upset man, covered in a toxic chemical.

West Palm Beach Fire Rescue officials say the man was covered in a gasoline-like substance, upset about his house being on fire.

Down the road on Miller Avenue, officers found his house in flames.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital, too mentally unstable to be interviewed, according to authorities.

West Palm Beach police are conducting an arson investigation.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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