Man Bursts Into Flames After Accidentally Drinking Gasoline, Lighting Cigarette

AP via CBS ^ | 2/29/12 | CBS

[mmanager]

HAVELOCK, N.C. (AP)

[dfwgator]

“Build a man a fire and he’s warm for a day; set a man on fire and he’s warm for the rest of his life” - Terry Pratchett

[Popman]

In my youthful stupidity I have been way way past three sheets to the wind.....and never was so drunk that my state of mind was so off I could drink gasoline.....of course I'm not from north Carolina either !!!

Either way it's a horrible way to go....

[heartwood]

He wouldn’t have to lie to get medical attention. He’s going to get medical attention.

If he couldn’t talk at all and someone else gave the account, I’d consider murder as a possibility.

Small splashes of gasoline igniting probably wouldn’t kill him unless he inhaled the flames (quite possible.) Soaked clothes igniting - that would kill him.

[Average Al]

"Yeah, but do you drink the soup after the soak?"

Oh lordy, that's a thought! :-) At least you can pore it back in the truck though.

[OldPossum]

Your post makes a lot of sense to me.

I, too, see no reason in trying to rehabilitate idiots like that.

[wetgundog]

Hold my jar and watch this!

[GreenHornet]

City spokeswoman Diane Miller said investigators believe Banning was at a friend’s apartment when he apparently mistook a jar of gasoline sitting by the kitchen sink for a beverage. After taking a gulp, he spit the gas out and got some on his clothes.

There are so many aspects to this story that just doesn't make sense. How many people have a jar of gasoline sitting next to the kitchen sink? If all he took was a gulp, and immediately spit it out, I don't see how you could get enough on your clothes to engulf you in flames. At least some of the gasoline he spit out had to end up in the sink or on the floor. I don't think all of the facts are in on this story yet.

[Slings and Arrows]

[metmom]

How does one *accidentally* drink gasoline?

I call BS on this one.

[Slings and Arrows]

I was going to ask you how the Army kept letting him back in, but I suspect that the answer would depress me.

[Erasmus]

Crossword clue:

You may sometimes have one in your throat, but seldom in your mouth.

[albionin]

Or he was already so drunk he didn’t notice.

[Erasmus]

Clinton: “I breathed fire at the circus, but I never inhaled.”

[stellaluna]

Did anybody actually read the article? He tasted it and spat it out immediately. The gas on his shirt ignited.

[Outlaw Woman]

Ummmm.....How do you accidentally drink gasoline?

[FreedomOfExpression]

Life in this country has become an old “B” movie.

"Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky.”

[Slings and Arrows]

There seems to be a degree of skepticism on that point.

[Larry Lucido]

How does anyone afford to drink gasoline anymore?

[Outlaw Woman]

lol I saw that after I posted. But who knows...in this day and age; I mean people are willing to ingest battery acids, drain cleaners and whatever else is in crack or meth or WHATEVER.... *sigh* sorry...almost got carried away.

[TexasCajun]

"Dis shine a sure cure for dislocated shoulder."