Man charged after setting himself ablaze in Google’s NYC office building

A 63-year-old man set himself on fire Friday afternoon in the lobby of a lower Manhattan building that houses Google’s New York offices — in an incident police say appears to have no clear motive.

John Butch, of Brooklyn, walked into the lobby of 315 Hudson Street at around 3 p.m. and set himself ablaze, according to police. He was taken to a nearby hospital with a burn unit in stable condition. No one else at the scene was injured.

Butch was charged with criminal mischief, arson and reckless endangerment.

Police have not disclosed a motive, and it remains unclear whether Butch intended to target Google specifically.

In a statement, Google suggested it did not believe it was the intended target.

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