A naked man doused himself with fuel and was trying to light it on fire at a Woodbridge gas station Friday evening, township police said.

Michael Green, a 35-year-old Ohio resident, poured 17 gallons of diesel fuel on himself and the ground near the pumps at a Shell gas station on Amboy Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m., according to Scott Kuzma, chief law enforcement officer of the Woodbridge Police Department.

Green then apparently tried to ignite the fuel using a lighter, Kuzma said. Nothing turned out to be set on fire, and police took Green to a hospital to be evaluated.

The native of Ridgeville, Ohio, was charged with risking widespread injury or damage, according to a police press release.

Calls to phone numbers associated with Green’s name went unanswered.

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