Thursday, February 18, 2010
MANCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in southern Ohio say a wood-burning stove ignited gasoline vapors into a flash fire that killed the owner of an auto repair shop and his father.
Police and fire investigators in Manchester say 37-year-old Tony Morgan got gas in his eyes while working on a vehicle fuel tank early Wednesday afternoon and sought help from his father, 58-year-old Ron Morgan.
While the two men were flushing Tony Morgan’s eyes, the state fire marshal’s office says fumes from the tank came in contact with the stove.
Authorities in the community about 60 miles southeast of Cincinnati say the men could not escape from the fire. It has been ruled accidental.