One hospitalized for burns after pouring gas on a fire in Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac fire pit explosion, man recovering in hospital

A man is recovering at a hospital after suffering burns from a gasoline explosion while trying to ignite a fire pit on May 3, according to the Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department.

One person sent to the hospital following portable fire pit explosion in Fond du Lac

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One hospitalized for burns after pouring gas on a fire in Fond du Lac

A man was taken to the hospital to treat his burns after he poured gasoline on a fire, according to the Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department (FDLFRD). The man poured the gasoline onto a fire in a portable fire pit in the driveway of a home on North Park Ave. According to FDLFRD, he was trying to light the fire using the gas. It ignited a piece of cardboard in the pit, but the fire followed the stream of gasoline to the can and it exploded in h…