Posted by colekicker on March 30, 2009 at 17:35:31 from (99.197.132.223):
Wow! I can't believe someone would actually do this.
BY STAN FINGER The Wichita Eagle WICHITA - On your list of things to never, ever do, add this one: Using a lighter to check if your fuel tank is empty.
A 44-year-old man from Fort Worth stuck a lighter into the neck of his dump truck's fuel tank Sunday night to confirm that's why the engine died, authorities said.
Diesel fuel vapors in the tank ignited, causing a flash fire that burned his face and hands, Wichita Fire Department Lt. Stuart Bevis said. The incident happened on the Kansas Turnpike in south Wichita shortly after 9:30 p.m, he said.
The man walked to a convenience store at 2750 S. Oliver to report his injury and was transported to the burn unit of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus.
He is in good condition today, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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