CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — A Saco man was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after a brush fire he was tending to exploded.
Jay Moores, 42, is being treated for first- and second-degree burns at Maine Medical Center in Portland, according to a news release from Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland.
Moores was burning a brush pile for a friend on Valley Road at the time of the incident, McCausland said.
When Moore poured gasoline onto the brush fire, it exploded and he was burned. McCausland said the gas was fuel from the contents of an old car’s gas tank.
The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.
So common in Maine. When will people get the message that you do NOT start a fire with gasoline?
Apparently this man never understood the expression about pouring gasoline on a fire.It is a cautionary tale, not “how to”. I hope he is not burned too badly. Even minor burns are no fun.
hope he recoveries quickly. burns are so painful, but honestly a man his 40’s should know better.
What can you expect? He’s a brother to Dumb and Dumber.
Not smarter than a fifth grader.