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(broken link removed to http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/28/man_killed_in_maine_fire_was_mixing_oil_gas/)

MECHANIC FALLS, Maine—Firefighters say a man mixing oil and gas for a chain saw caused a fire in an apartment in Mechanic Falls, Maine, that killed him and injured three others.
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See, smoking IS hazardous to your health.
 
The report didn't actually say he was mixing the gas in the apartment but none the less, he has enough points to be nominated for a Darwin award.
 
LLigetfa said:
The report didn't actually say he was mixing the gas in the apartment but none the less, he has enough points to be nominated for a Darwin award.
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You're right, but how the heck did he set the place on fire and displace other tenants? Sounds like more than a little gas on the shirt. It's mind-boggling.
 
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