The alleged incident happened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 700 block of Main Street. City council member Lee Vogler, 38, of Danville, was at his place of employment when the suspect entered the building and “doused him with a flammable liquid,” according to witness information obtained by the Danville Police Department.

Police in Danville, Va., said Wednesday that they were “investigating” after a City Council member was “set on fire.” According to the release, officers went late in the morning “to the 700 block of Main Street for a report of a male being set on fire.