A council member in Virginia was doused in gasoline and set on fire Wednesday after a man forced his way into the office of the magazine where he worked.

Lee Vogler, a long-serving city councillor in Danville, Va., had a 19-litre bucket of gasoline poured on him in the office of Showcase Magazine before the suspect set him ablaze, police confirmed.

Andrew Brooks, the publisher and owner of the magazine, recounted the incident in a Facebook post Wednesday morning.

“Lee attempted to flee, ran to the front of the building,” Brooks said in the video. “The individual followed him and set him on fire.”

Brooks said Vogler, 38, is conscious and able to communicate and is being treated at a nearby burn centre. The extent of his injuries hasn’t been revealed.

“Our hearts and prayers are wit

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