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Person critically injures self trying to burn tree stump with gasoline: AFD

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  February 5, 2023 10:28pm CST
North Austin
FOX 7 Austin

Person critically injures self trying to burn tree stump with gasoline

One person in North Austin is fighting for their life after being badly burned by a fire while trying to remove a tree stump.

AUSTIN, Texas - One resident in North Austin critically injured themselves Sunday while trying to remove a tree stump, says the Austin Fire Department.

AFD reported the incident just before noon Feb. 5 outside a home in the 11000 block of Georgian Drive, just off West Braker Lane near I-35.

AFD says a flash fire was ignited as a result of gasoline being poured to burn a tree stump.

The person was transported by ATCEMS to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries.