A city councilmember in Virginia ran through his office covered in gasoline and then was set on fire by a man who chased him outside, authorities said Wednesday.

Lee Vogler, 38, was flown to a North Carolina hospital after the attack investigators say stemmed from a “personal matter” that was unrelated to his politics or work as councilman, authorities said.

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He is an elected official in Danville, Virginia.

Police say the suspect entered Vogler’s office, where he works at a local magazine, confronted him and doused him in flammable liquid. Both men then left the building and the 29-year-old suspect set Vogler on fire, police said.

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