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Police at soccer game set flare-wielding fan on fire

This is one of the scarier sights you'll ever see at a football match as a Zagłębie Lubin fans is accidentally set on fire.

A match between Śląsk Wrocław and Zagłębie Lubin in Poland was overshadowed by a horrific incident in the Zagłębie Lubin supporters section. Police, attempting to keep the fans under control, used pepper spray -- or some other type of chemical deterrent -- to subdue a flare wielding fan that that climbed onto a section of the fence surrounding the seats.

What happened next is frightening. Fast forward to the 1:30 mark on the video below and keep an eye on the lower left corner of the screen, where the police are massed.

The individual burst into flames, falls down the stairs, and then gets back up and runs back amongst the fans, apparently unhurt.