Man huffing propane ignites self, house

[RandySF]

A man burned himself and his home Sunday night after he passed out from allegedly huffing propane.

The fire occurred about 9:30 p.m. on Cassville Road, with Bartow County Fire Department stations 1, 2 and 12 responding.

According to the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Battalion Chief Sandy Turner said the fire was suspicious based on a witness’ statement. The witness said the victim, known only as James, was huffing propane and passed out, leaving the valve on the propane bottle open.

When the victim woke up, he reportedly wanted a cigarette. Lighting the cigarette caused the fire.

The victim was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital for treatment.


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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. People huff PROPANE???

[giftedgirl77]

3. My thoughts exactly..

[redqueen]

8. People huff anything to escape reality, if they're miserable enough. nt

[Loudly]

2. This is going to affect his homeowner's insurance premium.

[madinmaryland]

5. Shit. Now I know what happened to this guy...

[Spirochete]

6. Huffing propane???????????

I once hit my thumb with a blast of propane from a fork lift. It became very painful and some of the skin died. How could anyone possibly inhale that into their lungs?

[pinboy3niner]

7. He huffed, then he puffed, and he burned his house down

A modern nursery rhyme.

[Blue Owl]

9. It's alright, it's alright, it's alright... Propane!

[pinboy3niner]

10. If you wanna get down, down on the ground...propane!

[The Straight Story]

11. Could be worse, he could have been Huffing Post

[NaturalHigh]

12. Hey...

I see what you did there.

[NaturalHigh]

13. When I was stationed in Korea...

a lot of people used those litte cans of cooking gas for their stoves. I knew a lot of people who huffed that shit. One jumped off a building and killed herself while thinking she could fly.

[malaise]

14. I'll huff and I'll puff and

I'll blow my house down .
Clearly Darwin was on Christmas vacation

[RandiFan1290]

15. Feels like Walking on Sunshine

[meow2u3]

16. I nominate him for a Darwin award

[The Straight Story]

17. Are those awarded posthumously? (nt)

[meow2u3]

18. They can always go to his estate