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"She looked and saw four men, all white. She says one used a spray bottle to deploy a liquid on her face and neck, and then threw a flaming lighter at her, causing the liquid to ignite," read the report, which was filed over the phone.
Bernstein then "patted out the flames, and eventually drove home," the report said. "Her mother encouraged her to go to a hospital."
Later on Wednesday, Bernstein called 911 to report the incident, according to Michael Johnson, the family spokesperson and president and CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Dane County.
"Once it happened I don't even remember anything, but your brain still has that fight or flight response that takes care of you," Bernstein told ABC's "Good Morning America," adding that she drove herself to the emergency room.