The man appeared to fall face forward on the ground in front of the gate security building, the witnesses said, and uniformed Secret Service agents rushed to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.

CNN: Man sets self afire outside White House

Two major storms have hit the Dallas area this week, including one that dropped five inches on the ground today, and presumably caused the ice to fall and injure the fans.

FORBES: Fans Injured at Cowboys Stadium, New Blow to Jones' Bowl Plans

Even the Bush administration has reportedly begun contingency planning to start a draw-down this fall irrespective of the circumstances on the ground in response to an expected domestic political imperative demanding what is euphemistically called a "new strategy" come September.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Dunkirk in the desert

This fall Southeast plans to break ground on a plant that will extract the sugar and ferment it into 20 million gallons of ethanol a year.

FORBES: International

Forecasters say they expect 10-20cm (4-8in) of snow to fall during Monday in the "amber" areas - and even more on higher ground, with blizzard conditions in some areas.

BBC: Snow shuts schools and hits travel

With Joyce departing for 29 - the first of three wickets to fall in the afternoon session - Sussex were forced to dig in after more problems on a ground where they have lost five of the last six Championship meetings.

BBC: Joyce victim of freak dismissal

Up to 5cm (2in) may fall in the central belt and as much as 15cm (6in) could gather on higher ground, with only the far western coast likely to escape snow showers.

BBC: Snow causes second day of disruption