Woman badly burned throwing gasoline on bonfire during celebration

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A 28-year-old Lackawana County, PA woman celebrating the Fourth of July is now in critical condition with serious burns on half of her body, including her chest and face, after dumping gasoline on a bonfire.

WNEP-TV reports the victim is Britny Krisanda, 28, of Archbald, Pa., could have had even more injuries if not for her fast thinking of jumping into a nearby swimming pool after going up in flames.

Archbald Police Chief Tim Trently as describing the incident this way:

"They had a bonfire and used an accelerant to kind of get the fire going a little bit more. [It] kicked back and caught her. She ran and jumped in the swimming pool which obviously put the fire out, but probably saved a lot of the injuries."

Krisanda was celebrating the holiday with family ...

https://www.pennlive.com/daily-buzz/2018/07/celebrating_pa_woman_badly_bur.html

[Aristus]

1. Well, I guess she won't do that again...

[irisblue]

2. Wow, years & decades of pain. nt

[forgotmylogin]

3. Yep. NEVER pour flammable liquid onto a lit fire.

Even if it's just glowing embers. The fire can shoot up the stream and ignite the container.

Glad she's alive and there was a pool for her to jump into.

[kcr]

6. I remember seeing such stupid shit at backyard bon-fires.

These stories remind me my kids are creeping ever closer to that age. When that comes I should just tell them to, a. Don't tell me about it when they go and, b. stay as far away from it as possible. And just, ugh. My worst fucking nightmare.

[forgotmylogin]

14. Yes. All you can do is tell them how dangerous it is.

The minute they see someone walking toward a lit fire with flammable liquid - gasoline, lighter fluid, even heavy proof alcohol - their immediate reaction needs to be to retreat to a safe distance, taking any friends or bystanders with them that they can. Then shout down the person and tell them to stop immediately. Maybe start looking for a hose and how to turn it on.

I mean...I've seen people do it and not catch on fire...from at least 20 yards away.

My best friend and I were enjoying a pleasant evening by the lake and the fire had died down. He was trying to burn some broken furniture and threw some wood on and fetched a gascan with a long plastic pour nozzle. I'm like "Dude!" and he's like "I do this all the time!" Whoomp the fire traced up the stream, his reflex was to thrash to avoid the flames and he drops the gascan and runs. Luckily he wasn't burned or on fire, but when we run away and turn back we see the half-full gascan in the grass with a tiny flame on the tip of the nozzle flickering like a birthday candle. "HOSE" was the only thing I could say. He snapped out of it and sprayed the nozzle out before it...I guess exploded or something?

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Darwin. N/T

[malaise]

10. Almost

Idiot

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Dollars to Donuts,bet Booze played a role in this.

[Solly Mack]

7. I'm impressed she kept panic down long enough to hit the pool.

Not sure I would be that clear-minded while on fire.

I wouldn't have used gas on a fire either, so there's that.

[Jake Stern]

8. Teh stupid, it burns. . . . . . literally

Hope she heals up and that she learned a valuable lesson on why it's not groovy being an epic dumbass.

[HAB911]

9. TV and movies do a GREAT disservice when showing this action

what they show is probably kerosene and not gasoline

[hunter]

11. Life's not television.

Especially not for fire, explosives, automobiles, guns, knives, fistfights, etc...

The reality is FUBAR -- death or permanent injury.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. Yep lighter fluid or kerosene can be done with a lot less risk.

Gasoline, no way.

[GulfCoast66]

13. What did she say just before getting burned?

I am guessing ‘hold my beer’.

I do have sympathy and in my younger days did things more dangerous than this. I just got lucky. Beer was often involved.

I wish her a full recovery.

[WillowTree]

15. Hence the term Natural Selection.

Just sayin'.