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| Assault Weber BBQ grill claims another victim |
| 2018-04-07 |
| PROVO, Utah (AP) ‐ A Utah man has died after his shirt caught on fire during family barbecue on Easter. The Daily Herald reports 73-year-old Larry Webster died Wednesday after he was severely burned outside his home in Spanish Fork on Sunday. Family members say his polyester shirt caught on fire as he lit the grill. The family rushed to his side and helped put out the flames. His granddaughter Mandee Webster says he was on fire for less than two minutes. Larry Webster was flown to the burn center at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. The family says he had burns on 48 percent of his body with second-degree burns on his face. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 I alus wears my woolies. |
| Posted by: KBK 2018-04-07 21:58 |
| #11 A chimney also works great, too. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2018-04-07 19:50 |
| #10 Why does it remind me of this? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-04-07 19:28 |
| #9 Never wear polyester shirts. Never wear polyester period. Grill with Weber all the time, gas and charcoal. With charcoal I found that using wood shavings for tinder works even better than lighter fluid. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-04-07 18:00 |
| #8 Next time wear Nomex, instead of becoming a living Ronson ad. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2018-04-07 16:16 |
| #7 Made an ash of himself, poor guy. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2018-04-07 15:22 |
| #6 Yep, singed nipples. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-04-07 15:04 |
| #5 Been grilling on Webers longer than Mr. Rabbit and my money is on AH9418 for the win (or loss). The fire ain't going good enough so give that full can of lighter fluid a real hard squeeze. Bet you can get the flame to come right up the stream to the can in your hands. Actually happened to my cousin's husband that way. While it didn't kill him it wasn't pretty. Add in the polyester shirt................ |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-04-07 12:46 |
| #4 More like, "I'll just squirt the whole can on the beginnings of the fire to make it a lot bigger RIGHT NOW -- Aieeee!" |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-04-07 11:39 |
| #3 "To hell with sprinkling lighter fluid on briquets, I'll just put kindling under the whole can and .." *WHOOSH* |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-07 11:26 |
| #2 Flipping burgers for a family holiday outing. Not a bad way to go. Certainly a frightening and painful visual, but not bad way to go. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-07 10:43 |
| #1 Ive had this type for 30 years and used it under many different levels of alcohol intake and never had this problem. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2018-04-07 10:38 |