By TODD WRIGHT
A woman walked into a crowded Miami mall on Thursday and lit herself on fire as shocked shoppers watched in horror.
Cecilia E. Casals, 42, walked around the Mall of the Americas while lit and evetually made it out of the mall and into the parking lot, according to witnesses. Several concerned people who saw the amazing and disturbing sight were burned while trying to put out the flames.
Witnesses said Casals was completely engulfed in flames and her clothes were melted off, yet she did not scream. It was like a scene from a movie, said one man who had his hands burned when he tried to help the woman.
"It looked like a big fireball," eyewitness John Torres said. "I know she lost all her clothing."
Shoppers React to Woman on Fire
Casals was eventually extinguished before she left the mall but still managed to make it to the parking lot where Miami-Dade fire rescue personnel found her with severe burns over most of her body. She was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital with what is considered life-threatening injuries.
Investigators believe this was a suicide attempt known as self-immolation. They have no motive for the horrible public display.
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