An Idea So Bright, it’s Downright Incendiary
Joseph P. Williamson, 31, was working on his girlfriend’s car in Seminole, Fla., when he got the idea that maybe gasoline contamination was the problem, so he decided to drain her tank. His tool for the job: an electric leaf blower. The resulting fire destroyed the car and caused Williamson “serious” burns. He was flown to a burn center for treatment. He assumed the gas had been tampered with because he found the gas cap open. (RC/St. Petersburg Times) ...I’ll just guess that the people reading this will have more accurate assumptions.Original Publication Date: 14 August 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
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