text: Disgruntled with the Department of Veterans Affairs, a veteran set himself on fire in protest Tuesday morning outside the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta, according to the Georgia State Patrol. 
   
   The GBI identified the man as 58-year-old John Michael Watts. He has no current address, the agency said. 
   
   The man involved in today’s #GAStateCapitol incident has been identified as John Michael Watts, age 58. He has no current address. pic.twitter.com/gRQU1HQB0u — GA Bureau of Invest (@GBI_GA) June 26, 2018 
   
   About 10:45 a.m., the Air Force veteran parked a Nissan Sentra on Washington Street, stepped out of the car and walked toward the Capitol, GSP Capt. Mark Perry told AJC.com. 
   
   Video: DEVELOPING - Disgruntled veteran sets himself on fire outside Georgia Capitol, GSP says -https://t.co/UmUIZsaQCm #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/FZqAui4Oth — John Spink (@johnjspink) June 26, 2018 
   
   “He was strapped with some homemade incendiary devices (and) firecrackers, and doused himself with some kind of flammable liquid” before lighting the fireworks, he said. 
   
   Several loud explosions were heard, and a trooper quickly put out the fire with an extinguisher, according to authorities. 
   
   Watts was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital with burns over 85 to 90 percent of his body, Perry said. 
   
   No other injuries were reported. 
   
   Commissioner Mark McDonough telling us about what started emergency at the State Capitol. Washington Street closed. @wsbtv #breaking pic.twitter.com/3OJ35t36sz — Linda Stouffer (@LindaWSB) June 26, 2018 
   
   The Capitol and judiciary buildings were evacuated. Workers were forced to move children from a day care associated with Central Presbyterian Church to a neighboring Catholic church as a precaution, according to officials. 
   
   A bomb tech empties a car of all its contents, hours after a disgruntled Air Force veteran set himself on fire Tuesday morning outside the Georgia Capitol. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM 
   
   The area has been secured, Atlanta police said on Twitter. 
   
   UPDATE: The all clear has been given after the APD SWAT Team worked with multiple other agencies to secure the area around the State Capitol. We worked remotely with our robots to check out the scene where a man set himself on fire. pic.twitter.com/Pn4NWbwBTF — Atlanta Police Dept (@Atlanta_Police) June 26, 2018 
   
   All roads in the area were reopened by 6:15 p.m., according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. 
   
   TRAFFIC UPDATE: Atlanta: GA State Capitol Explosion: Washington St and other roads around the Capitol; are now All Open; no delays; https://t.co/kTgeaYu0Zi; #ATLtraffic — Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) June 26, 2018 
   
   Multiple agencies were on the scene earlier. The GBI emptied the car and bomb techs examined the contents. 
   
   Bomb tech moving contents out of suspect’s car after veteran sets himself on fire outside Georgia Capitol - https://t.co/UmUIZsaQCm #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/XRn5P379sU — John Spink (@johnjspink) June 26, 2018 
   
   — Staff writer Chris Joyner contributed to this article. ||||| The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man as John Michael Watts, 58, and said he had no current address. He was taken in critical condition to Grady Memorial Hospital with burns on 85 to 90 percent of his body. 
   
   Captain Perry said he was able to speak after the fire was extinguished. 
   
   “He did indicate that he is disgruntled with the V.A. system and was seeking attention for that,” he said. 
   
   The authorities shut down the area around the Capitol and called the bomb squad to assure the man’s vehicle did not contain explosives. Nearby buildings were evacuated. No other injuries were reported. 
   
   The incident unfolded during a news conference about a new state law on hands-free driving. A series of loud bangs and then sirens could be heard in video of the event.
target: – A man claiming to be an Air Force veteran upset with the Department of Veterans Affairs set himself on fire in front of the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday, suffering burns to at least 85% of his body. Authorities say 58-year-old John Michael Watts parked a vehicle and started walking toward the building around 10:45am. "He was strapped with some homemade incendiary devices, some firecrackers and doused himself with some kind of flammable liquid and attempted to set himself on fire," Capt. Mark Perry of the Georgia State Patrol says, per the New York Times. An off-duty GSP trooper driving by saw flames, jumped out of his car, "and was able to douse him pretty quickly" using a fire extinguisher, Perry adds. The man, of no current address, was then taken to Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital with burns to 85% to 90% of his body. "He did indicate that he is disgruntled with the VA system and was seeking attention for that," says Perry, who initially indicated a phone number seen on a sign in the man's windshield could be connected to another device. A bomb squad later removed the contents of the vehicle without issue, per the Atlanta Journal Constitution. There were no reports of other injuries. Though it cannot "comment on the specifics of this Veteran's case due to patient privacy laws," the Department of Veteran Affairs tells the Washington Post it "is ensuring he receives the VA care that he needs."