Cops: Fire kills homeless man in Lawrence
Photo credit: Jim Staubitser | A man burned to death outside a closed Lawrence supermarket, police said. (Feb. 2, 2011)
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A homeless man burned to death Wednesday because the cooking cans he lit to stay warm apparently set his body on fire, Nassau police said.
The man died shortly after 2 a.m. during an ice storm at a Lawrence strip mall, police said. He was first spotted by workers on a salting truck, said police spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Smith.
Smith said it appeared the man was trying to keep warm with...
