Mark Robinson was treated for burns after an incident at a campaign rally

Robinson said he was being treated for second-degree burns to his hand sustained during a campaign rally in Mt Airy News Nation. He has since been fired and will return to campaigning on Saturday, the outlet reported.

“Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign rally in Mt Airy. He is in good spirits,” Mike Lonergan, communications director for the Robinson campaign, said in a statement.

The details of the incident are not immediately clear. The Washington Examiner contacted the Robinson campaign for comment.

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Robinson came under intense scrutiny after CNN reported last week that the lieutenant governor posted anti-Semitic and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago. Robinson has denied the allegations and refused to drop out of the North Carolina governor's race against Democratic candidate Attorney General Josh Stein.

Since the report's release, several of Robinson's top aides have resigned from his campaign team and the lieutenant governor has faced criticism from both sides.