Self-Burner Was an Informant

My Way News: "Mohamed Alanssi, who had recently discussed his work as an informant in interviews with The Washington Post, told the newspaper by faxed letter and telephone on Monday he intended to 'burn my body at unexpected place,' the newspaper reported.
The U.S. Park Police said in a statement that a Middle Eastern male in his early 50's approached the northwest gate of the White House around 2 p.m. with a letter for the president. After a brief conversation with Secret Service officers, the man pulled a lighter from his pocket and ignited his jacket, the statement said."

If he lights himself up, what happens to the letter he wants delivered to the President? I don't think he thought this one through very clearly.