Man hospitalized with burns in barbecue explosion

December 31, 2012 @ 8:08 am

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California man has been hospitalized after a barbecue exploded and touched off a house fire.

City News Service says the Long Beach man was lighting a barbecue in the rear portion of his home when there was a flash explosion just before dawn on Monday.

The blast sparked a small fire that was quickly extinguished by firefighters

The man is in a hospital with second-degree burns on his face. His name hasn't been released.


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