[Arthurio]

Feel bad for the poor man. But seeing these types of stories helps explain how Obama was re-elected.

[alloysteel]

You can still buy kerosene? I thought it had been outlawed years ago....

[SWAMPSNIPER]

No cure for stupid but disaster and death!

[Mark]

Did his Obama photo and Obama phones survive?

[dennisw]

I’m blaming demon rum, possibly pot...... did they pass a medical marijuana bill in Maryland?

[onyx]

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[GeronL]

Wow.

Okay... there is stupid and then there is HowDidYouLiveThisLong Stupid?

[Tax-chick]

“Dumb Ways to Die” ping ...

[21st Century Crusader]

He just wanted to stake his candidacy for the Darwin Awards.

[DemforBush]

Looks like they just updated the story. The man apparently has died from his injuries. RIP.

[ducttape45]

Oh man, I hate to see this kind of thing happen. I hear too many stories of people getting hurt or killed by misuse of, or faulty, space heaters.

I got three space heaters in my place, and I'll even use of oven (I live in a really small place) if I need to keep the place warmed up, but I never leave them unattended and I ensure they are off and cooled down before I leave the place.

[Wings-n-Wind]

2012 Darwin Award nominee....
(honorable mention)

[BobL]

I don’t claim to be an expert, but from what I can tell, burning Kerosene, Diesel, Wood, or Gasoline indoors (without venting the exhaust) is not a good idea as Carbon Monoxide is almost always produced.

However, Natural Gas, Propane, and Butane will not produce Carbon Monoxide unless the Oxygen supply is depleted, and Propane heaters will shut down when the Oxygen level depletes, and before Carbon Monoxide starts being produced.

So Propane is a fuel for backup heating, per my research, although you have to treat it with respect and understand just how explosive it is if it leaks.