A woman suffered 'significant injuries' after 'setting herself on fire' in a McDonald's toilet in Bradford on Monday (June 10).
West Yorkshire Police attended the McDonald's restaurant on Ingleby Road after a call was received at 3.15pm relating to a concern for safety for a woman.
Following further enquiries, officers attended at the restaurant where a woman was then found on fire in the toilet area. The fire was put out and the woman was rushed to hospital, YorkshireLive reports.
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A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police are in attendance at the McDonalds restaurant on Ingleby Road, Bradford, after a woman was found with significant injuries.
"A call was received at 3:15pm relating to a concern for safety for a woman at an undisclosed location. Following further enquiries, officers attended at the restaurant where a woman was found on fire in the toilet area.
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"The fire was extinguished, and the woman taken to hospital by ambulance. Enquiries are ongoing but at this time there is nothing to suggest anyone else was involved in this incident."
