slide_advantage_redoux Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Boy Sets Self on Fire in Alleged Gas Theft By Associated Press Wed Apr 12, 9:15 PM 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 I played a week in Gillette back in 1981. It was then an oil "boom town" and the male/female ratio was (seriously) 7/1. I gotta wonder if this ain't an example of Darwinism at work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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