A MAN WHO WAS PUMPING GASOLINE INTO HIS CAR in Frederick, Maryland, this morning is in serious, if not grave, condition following a fire that started near his car.

WJLA-TV

The accident happened around 4 am Wednesday morning when the Germantown resident pulled into the fueling area and, after visiting the inside of the store, began pumping gasoline into a portable container.  Before anybody saw what was happening, the entire car and the man were on fire.  A sheriff’s deputy was just a block away at the time and was the first on the scene.  He found the victim on fire and laying in a nearby parking area.

State Police say that he has 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns over 100% of his body following the blaze.  When the FD arrived the fire was extending to the superstructure of the pump area.  The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire that led to $200,000 in damages to the store.

WTTG-TV Ch. 5 has a video report:

The Frederick News-Post has MORE.
WHAG-TV has another VIDEO.