A 52-year-old man set himself on fire at the northwest gate of the White House around 2 p.m. today, the AP is reporting. After being doused by emergency officials, he was transported to Washington Hospital Center with burns on his head, back, arms and face.

Several hours later, another man successfully scaled the White House’s 6-foot fence and landed on the other before being “pounced” by Secret Service agents, WTOP is reporting.

There’s no word about a possible motive for either of the incidents.

DCist speculates perhaps the two men were upset in the Cabinent changes announced today – Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary of Education Rod Paige, Secretary of Energy Spence Abraham, and Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman all announced their resignations today.