3 men suffer burns pouring gas on fire

9/5/2004

Three men accidentally set themselves on fire in Providence Township when they poured gasoline on a bonfire, authorities said.

Two of the men were flown to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in serious condition. The third was taken by ambulance to St. Luke s Hospital in fair condition.

Their names were not available last night.

The men were cooking over a fire outside a house in the 10400 block of Bailey Road, near Vollmer Road, about 8:30 p.m. when they poured the fuel on a bonfire near their cooking fire, according to the Lucas County Sheriff s Office.