Man sets himself alight trying to get rid of bees – Stanger
The man was taken to hospital to treat serious burns to his upper body.
A Stanger man has been rushed to hospital after accidentally setting himself alight while trying to smoke out bees from a hive in his garden.
The man in his forties suffered partial burns to the upper part of his body, said paramedics.
“He is stable but in a lot of pain,” said IPSS Medical Rescue’s Paul Herbst.
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