WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man was burned after a drum of diesel fuel exploded in the driveway of his Butler County home Saturday afternoon, police said.
Investigators told our news exchange partners at TribLIVE, the explosion happened around 4:30 p.m. at a home on Hillard Road in Washington Township.
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Thomas Pringle, 58, was flown to UPMC Mercy Hospital with burns to 80 percent of his body.
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Investigators said they don’t know what Pringle was doing with the drum when it exploded.
His condition has not been released.