Boy Sets Self on Fire in Alleged Gas Theft
Posted on: Thursday, 13 April 2006, 00:00 CDT
GILLETTE, Wyo. - A teenage boy accidentally set himself on fire early Wednesday morning after allegedly trying to siphon gas from a firefighter's car.
Police first learned of the injury after a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy claimed that someone had thrown gasoline on the 17-year-old at the Common Cents service station and lit him on fire, said Lt. Rod Hauge.
The boy was taken to the hospital with second- and third-degree burns on his legs. Police were called to the hospital to investigate the incident and later learned that the 17-year-old spilled gas on his pants while siphoning gas. He then used a lighter to try to determine how wet his pants were and set himself of fire, Hague said.
Both boys have been ticketed with larceny, Hauge said.
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Information from: News-Record, http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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