[COB1]

"Did the autopsy report burns to the hands or arms? Were there any burns even noted in the autopsy and if so what degree?"

Phil, the autopsy report is replete with descriptions of skin "sloughing" and "dermis showing".
Herb was burned badly all over with second and third degree burns, including his hands and arms.

[philman_36]

That just sucks! The whole thing sucks IMO! Now I'm mad all over again!
I still don't think "lighter fluid" is "the answer". That's BS!
I'll go with what Dog Gone stated earlier, Herb was no fool.

[Dog Gone]

It obviously became extremely hot in those rooms very quickly. This wasn't a home with high ceilings, and the heat and smoke would have gotten down to knee or ankle level very quickly.

If Herb thought that he could fight the fire by getting to a water source (the bathroom) he misjudged the seriousness of the situation and was quickly overcome by the smoke and fumes. That's not entirely surprising. His instinct would have been to defend his property from the flames, I think. I would guess that most of those burns on his body came after he was unconcious.