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Texas Man Burned After Using Lighter To Check Fuel Tank
Wichita Eagle ^
| 3/30/09
| Stan Finger
Posted on 03/30/2009 2:34:12 PM PDT by steve-b
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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To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
03/30/2009 5:58:04 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
To: Eaker
I’m afraid. I’m very afraid.
42
posted on
03/30/2009 6:05:15 PM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(Can't get enough of my snarking? http://twitter.com/slingsandarrows)
To: dragonblustar
When I was younger and stupider I'd ask, does she have a sister?
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posted on
03/30/2009 6:08:45 PM PDT
by
taildragger
(Palin / Mulally 2012)
To: wolfcreek
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03/30/2009 6:25:20 PM PDT
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BJClinton
(One Big Ass Mistake America)
To: Protect the Bill of Rights
To: lonestar
To: MeanWestTexan
Clearly never been to college station.Or Lubbock.
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posted on
03/30/2009 7:11:57 PM PDT
by
lonestar
(Obama is turning Bush's "mess" into a catastrophe.)
To: Slings and Arrows
What, he didn’t use a roadside flare?
48
posted on
03/30/2009 7:43:30 PM PDT
by
rmlew
( The SAVE and GIVE acts are institutioning Corvee. Where's the outtrage!)
To: rmlew
What’s wrong with a welding torch?
49
posted on
03/30/2009 10:09:43 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Can't get enough of my snarking? http://twitter.com/slingsandarrows)
To: MeanWestTexan
Yeah, they do have trouble doing simple things.
We try and keep them from playing with fire.
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03/31/2009 3:46:58 AM PDT
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wolfcreek
(There is no 2 party system only arrogant Pols and their handlers)
To: lonestar
Lubbock folks are pretty slow.
(I went to MIT and AT&M for an advanced degree in geology.)
51
posted on
03/31/2009 7:34:48 AM PDT
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MeanWestTexan
(Beware Obama's Reichstag Fire.)
To: steve-b
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03/31/2009 8:24:32 AM PDT
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Dr.Deth
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