India, Aug. 29 -- Airport staff at Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan witnessed a horror moment after a man set himself on fire. Shocking visuals of the moment have taken over social media, showing the man engulfed in a large ball of flames.

The man, suspected to be drunk, pleaded with staff to get him on a flight after missing his last train home, reported Kazakh outlet Tengrin News. Soon after, he entered a travel agency office inside the airport and asked an employee for a phone to call his wife. Their conversation reportedly turned into an argument. Following this, he asked the airport staff to leave.

"He had argued with his wife and missed his train. His tickets had expired. He came here to exchange them for plane tickets, ...