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ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) –

An unidentified man who had been riding in an electric wheelchair caught on fire Saturday afternoon and died.

Both police and fire officials are trying to determine whether the fire was intentionally set. The fire started around 5 p.m. near Metropolitan Avenue.

So far, Atlanta Fire official Sean Johnson said he believes the fire started where the man was sitting on the chair, and he doesn’t believe any fuel had been poured on him.

“Usually that leaves some type of smell,” Johnson said. “There was no smell.”

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