Man Stealing Gas Uses Lighter To Check On His Progress - Burned

[matcom]

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THURMAN, N.Y. -- A tip for would-be gasoline thieves: When stealing gas in the dark, don't use a lighter to see how you're doing.

Authorities say that's what one man did when he was siphoning gas from a dump truck at a business in the Adirondacks.

The sheriff's department says he was transferring the fuel from the truck to a gas can when he used a lighter to see how full the container had become. That sparked a fire that caused minor burns to his face and hands. The fire spread to a nearby forklift, which was destroyed in the blaze.

The man's been charged with petit larceny and criminal mischief. It was his second arrest in a month for stealing gasoline from businesses in the town of Thurman, about 65 miles north of Albany.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4560272/detail.html

[liberal N proud]

1. Here is your sign!

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2. Whaddaya have some RSS link to the Moran News Wire?

[underpants]

3. And you people say W is doing NOTHING to get us more gas

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