Authorities Discover How Man's Pants Caught Fire While Riding a Marshfield Bus
Friday, June 12th, 2015 -- 11:21 AM
-Authorities have discovered how a man riding a bus in Marshfield was severely burned when his pants caught on fire.The incident happened around 2am on Heritage Drive. The driver looked in his mirror as he was preparing to stop and he saw flames. That's when he noticed the man's pants were on fire. The 29-year-old man had a container of sunscreen in his pocket that began to leak causing his clothes to become saturated. The man accidentally ignited the sunscreen when he was operating a lighter.
The driver grabbed an extinguisher and put out the flames. The man was taken to the hospital in Marshfield before being moved to the burn center in Madison. Authorities declared the situation was no longer under investigation and no criminal conduct is suspected.
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