Man accidentally lights himself on fire in Newark cleaning motorcycle parts

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By Sharon Adarlo/The Star-Ledger
January 16, 2010, 1:57PM

NEWARK -- A man was in critical condition Friday night when he accidentally lit himself on fire with a cigarette while cleaning motorcycle parts and unintentionally splashed himself with gasoline, authorities said.
The incident occurred at 7:57 p.m. at a residence on 14th Avenue near South 19th Street where a man was cleaning motorcycle parts when he splashed himself with gasoline, said Newark Fire Chief Michael Lalor.
Google Maps14th Avenue near South 19th Street in Newark, where the incident occurredHe then lit a cigarette and accidentally lit himself on fire, Lalor said. Relatives rushed over and put the flames out.
The man suffered second and third degree burns to his fingers, arms, legs and stomach and was rushed to the burn center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Lalor said.
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