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Classic case of the Bystander effect. It happened on Halloween in West Hollywood. While attempting to light a cigarette, Gilbert Estrada also managed to set a part of his costume on fire. While he was able to take it off, the flames had already began to take over the rest of his clothing. Check out the video after the jump.

Estrada attended the event dressed as a sniper in camouflage. Unfortunately, his get-up was a little too homemade. For his costume he used burlap sacks and straw which is known to be “really thin and flammable,” according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Richard Biddle who also added, “that stuff could ignite pretty fast.”

One eyewitness, Derek Easley, is quoted by the LA Times saying, “[that] So many people were drunk and partying. People were chanting, clapping, filming and taking pictures like it was some kind of cool, funny thing and not realizing it was a guy who was suffering in a really bad condition.”

We all know that cigarettes are unhealthy, but damn.

Jamaal Fisher
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