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Person caught fire inside St. Paul bus shelter, Metro Transit says

Person injured after catching fire at St. Paul bus stop
Person injured after catching fire at St. Paul bus stop 00:20

A person is hospitalized after catching fire inside a bus shelter in St. Paul, according to Metro Transit.

Investigators say Metro Transit police and the St. Paul Fire Department responded to a person on fire shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday at the southeast corner of Snelling and University avenues.

Metro Transit says a preliminary investigation suggests the person was near a small fire that had been started inside a bus shelter before catching fire.

That person was hospitalized with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

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