Mark Robinson: Republican governor candidate treated for burns after 'campaign incident'

Mark Robinson's campaign is mired in scandal after reports he had posted racist comments online.

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His representatives did not detail what had occurred but said Robinson was recovering from second-degree burns and in good spirits after an "incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show".

It comes days after several senior advisers resigned from his campaign in the wake of allegations that more than a decade ago the candidate made racist comments on a porn website's message board under the username 'Black Nazi'.

Robinson, who is running to be the state’s first black governor and has previously been endorsed by Donald Trump, has denied the reports.

Robinson had been attending a campaign event in Mount Airy, a city located near the border of North Carolina and Virginia, at the time of the latest incident.

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